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Q: What causes panic attack?
asked by: minance10 on August 27th, 2009
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What causes panic attack?
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minance2
replied on August 27th, 2009
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Does anyone knows?
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minance10
replied on August 27th, 2009
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No one knows
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YouAreSoGreat
replied on September 3rd, 2009
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axienty and stress i thought.....
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Tanya955
replied on September 8th, 2009
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i suffer from panic attacks since starting my new job its extremly distressing for my other half as i cant breath and i pass out shaking ive been in hospital 3 times over it
mine mostly come on when im worried or scared
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mariah79
replied on September 16th, 2009
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the cuases:
1.Heredity. Panic disorder has been found to run in families
2.Biological causes — obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, hypoglycemia, hyperthyroidism, Wilson's disease, mitral valve prolapse, pheochromocytoma and inner ear disturbances (labyrinthitis).[2] Vitamin B deficiency from inadequate diet or caused by periodic depletion due to parasitic infection from tapeworm can be a trigger of anxiety attacks
3.Phobias
4.Short-term triggering causes — Significant personal loss, including an emotional attachment to a romantic partner, life transitions, significant life change, stimulants such as caffeine or nicotine, or other drugs such as marijuana and psilocybin, can act as triggers
5.Medications — side effect of medications such as Ritalin (methylphenidate)...
6. Alcohol, medication or drug withdrawal
7. Hyperventilation syndrome — Breathing from the chest may cause overbreathing, exhaling excess carbon dioxide in relation to the amount of oxygen in one's bloodstream
8.Associating certain situations with panic attacks, due to experiencing one in that particular situation
9.Chronic and/or serious illness as Long QT syndrome; CPVT or Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
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pantherlurks
replied on October 2nd, 2009
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Hi! Mariah, I'll take that to be your name. Is all that you have stated above true in medical parlance. Because I've also experienced these traumatic attacks, they damn well(excuse me) build up slowly and lead into a episode that treats you like you are going to breathe your last. I've been on mda for some time but that was a very long time ago. Then I was pestered and threatened and intimidated by my better half(now to be acknowledged as my nightmare half), Then I began handling wild cobras, with a li'll amount of fear ofcourse. then I had my panic attacks, ever since I've been on Effaxor and olanzapime. Is there any other way out. waiting for a remedy that works.
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mariah79
replied on October 3rd, 2009
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yes dear
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tasume70
replied on November 6th, 2009
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I have suffered from panic disorder for nearly 10 years. It has stopped for 3 or 4 months at a time but comes back. In the beginning, I was going to the ER sure that I was dying, almost daily. i thought they just couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I have since learned that 10 years later I am still here and just remind myself that its just stress. My attacks have made me dizzy. black out, temporary paralysis(Thought I'd had a stroke), fatigue, sweating, freezing, intense terrifying fear. They seem to come from nowhere. Citalopram is what I finally started taking and it has cut most of the panic attacks out. Xanax is good for temporary quick fix. Consult your doctor and ask them about these. Xanax can be adictive though so its only good for temporary fix.
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johnR
replied on November 13th, 2009
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If you want lasting relief from anxiety and panic attacks I suggest you join a cbt group or learn and use the cbt exercises on your own. I was on meds before joining my cbt group and got better in a matter of months and have remained panic free for several years since thanks to attacking the cause which is the inaccurate processing of your thoughts. There's a thought countering exercise in the cbt book we used called a TEA form that helps you retrain your brain to eliminate anxiety and the thought patterns that bring on panic attacks.
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