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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Panic Attack

Panic attacks after trauma, PTSD not linked: study

April 20, 2009
According to a new study, people who suffer a panic attack during or immediately after a traumatic event aren't at increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, though other personal factors may increase their risk. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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What is a Panic Attack?
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

......warning and for no reason. People that suffer from panic attacks frequently fear another... Read more »

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How to Manage a Panic Attack
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...clear at this point what the underlying causes of panic attacks are, although there are... Read more »

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Panic Attack Symptoms
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...called me, very shaken. "I think I may have just had a panic attack," she blurted out, as soon... Read more »

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Facing Down Panic Attacks
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert

...you have had that experience, then you know what a panic attack is. If the feelings occur again,... Read more »

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Understanding Panic Attacks
By Dr. Kleiner , Health Expert

...panic disorder. Before we discuss the treatment of panic attacks, lets at some of the underlying... Read more »

Health Guide

Eileen Bailey on Agoraphobia
...where they cannot easily escape or where they do not feel they can get help should they experience a panic attack or intense anxiety symptoms. Agoraphobia is thought to develop from the fear of... Read more »
Panic disorder
......are prone to panic attacks. These substances may induce or worsen the symptoms. Read more »
Claustrophobia
...experience where you were in a confined space and could not get out. Sometimes, a person will experience a panic attack during this experience. The panic and the experience become one and future... Read more »
Symptoms of Anxiety
...found in Generalized Anxiety Disorder while sudden feelings of intense anxiety are considered to be panic attacks. There are also both emotional and physical symptoms of anxiety. Although they... Read more »
Chest Pain
...can also signal a heart attack and require immediate medical care. For someone experiencing a sudden panic attack, complete with chest pains, it may be difficult to know the difference and to know... Read more »

Medications

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...reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive... Read more »

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...(SSRI) used to treat depression, anxiety disorders (panic attacks), obsessive-compulsive... Read more »

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...(SER-truh-leen)Uses Sertraline is used to treat depression, panic attacks, obsessive... Read more »

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...(SSRI) used to treat depression, anxiety disorders (panic attacks), obsessive-compulsive... Read more »

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...Clonazepam is used to treat seizure disorders and panic attacks. It belongs to a class of... Read more »

Related News

Panic Attacks Linked to Heart Attacks
December 17, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The stress of panic attacks may be just the beginning. New research shows people diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder... Read summary »

Panic attacks boost women's heart risk
October 03, 2008

A new study suggests that postmenopausal women who've had at least one panic attack may be at greater risk for heart disease, stroke, and even death.... Read summary »

Which drugs are best for treating panic attacks?
October 02, 2008

Writer Terje Brooks Ellingsen looks at some of the prescription medications available for treating panic attacks, including the tricyclic... Read summary »

Video game may help scientists understand anxiety
October 03, 2008

Scientists using a 'Pac Man'-like video game may have identified how the brain changes to respond to threats. In a recent study, people played a... Read summary »

Q&A: Is it normal to be afraid of e-mail?
April 20, 2009

A Pennsylvania college student asks if his fear of checking his e-mail is normal. The student has suffered from an anxiety disorder for some time,... Read summary »