How Can I Get Help for Anxiety Attacks?

I feel awkward talking about this to my family but I feel I have been suffering from anxiety attacks over the past few months. Having read up on panic attacks on the ‘net I have many of the panic attack symptoms that are repeated over and over again. Hot and cold sweats, flushes, chest pains, heart racing. I have been fighting them off by retreating to a private / quiet place, and concentrating on breathing slowly. Still, the next day I will have another similar episode. I start to sweat, my chest feels wheezy and it is like my heart is about to jump out of my chest. Am I suffering from panic attacks? Is there anywhere that I can find out for definite?