I was diagnosed with a Panic disorder a while back......

Okay, about 6 1/2 years ago, I started having what I now know are panic attacks. The doctor diagnosed me with clinical depression and I started seeing someone once a week. I was not put on medication because I was pregnant at the time. After I had my baby, I stopped seeing the therapist and everything went fine. About two yr later, the panic attacks started happening again (still diagnosed as clinical depression)and I was put on zoloft and started again see a therapist once a week. A few months later I took myself off of medication and stopped going to therapy. Things were fine for a while and then I was finally diagnosed with panic disorder 2 years ago after the panic attacks started coming back. I took the medication for a few months, and have been off since. Do I need to tell my surgeon about this? I get panic attacks so infrequently, maybe once every 3 months or so, and they are not severe. I breathe through them until I feel better. How will this effect my being able to have WLS? I didn't tell my surgeon any of this during my first consult because I feel that I have it under control and I do not feel I need medication or more therapy. Any suggestions??

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