Article by Von Kelly

Panic disorder is one of several anxiety disorders that involve an intense, abrupt and oftentimes debilitating period of discomfort and fear. Panic disorders affect millions of men and women of all ages, and can be triggered by several situations or circumstances, real or imagined.

Gerald Klerman of the World Psychiatric Association and author of the book, ?Panic Anxiety and Its Treatments? points out that there are several DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria that must be fulfilled in order to classify someone as having panic attacks.

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Article by Charlotte Wilson

Anyone who has ever experienced panic attacks shudders at the thought of it. It is such an intense feeling that you may sometimes compound it as a heart attack. Even though medical practitioners refer to panic attacks as nothing more than sudden adrenalin rush through your body, you can only feel the symptoms that prevail like dizziness, racing heart, illusory feelings, feeling uncontainable, hyperventilation to name a few. It is very important to seek help for panic attacks at the very initial stage.

In most cases it happens that a person, who has had the first bout of panic attack, is so terrified, that the inherent fear may trigger the probabilities of subsequent panic attacks. Although it is important to evaluate the causes that led to panic attacks before dealing with panic attacks, patients sometime complain that they aren’t too sure why they felt that way. Some even make a particular place or the situation responsible for their anxiety. Seeking help for panic attacks .

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Article by Anuradha Thakur

We are very well aware with panic disorders. The millions of people are suffering from the dangerous disease. Many people often seem to acknowledge about panic disorders. The person suffering from it has regular panic attacks. Some times it happens that people afraid of being crazy, though they are not in actual. It is the anxiety disorder most common in majority of people. It is the most serious of other psychiatric disorders, such as agoraphobia and other general and social anxiety disorders. Generally people are not taking in consideration of these types of disease till it becomes severe. It is very important to consult a doctor in very easy stages of anxiety disorders. The suicidal attempts are the result of anxiety and depression so it is more serious then other panic disease.

Once you experience the symptoms, the proper treatment should be started. There are number of medication available for the panic disorders. To undergo the best treatment you must know about the drugs and its side effects. The proper care may save you from this condition and may not come gain in future. The medical professional you are consulting must know how critical your disorder is. One of the most prescribed medicines for panic disorder is Zoloft.

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Article by Denise M. Daniels

A generalized anxiety disorder can be described as excessive worry about every day things, a feeling that leaves behind a lot of tension and lasts for more than 6 months. This tension and anxiety will interfere with one’s way of life such that they are not able to function properly. You spend most of the time worrying; you feel impending doom and are overly anxious about things that would not usually worry you. When left unchecked, generalized anxiety disorders can lead to panic attacks.

Here is how this happens. Panic attacks can generally happen because of a feeling of increased tension and worry in a person. The more you worry, the more your body is convinced that there is some danger, and so starts preparing itself for defence. The typical defence reaction is called fight or flight; the body is getting ready either to fight the enemy, or to run away. It will start to feed the muscles with more energy, the heart will pump a little faster to make sure that more blood is moving amongst the muscles, and the muscles themselves will tighten just in case they have to move into action.

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Question by : How to cope with panic attacks during exams?
I have panic disorder. My panic attacks happen precisely in closed spaces, like classrooms. I KNOW I will have a panic attack during my exams since I’ll have to be closed in a classroom 3 hours without permission to leave, in a hot place full of people.

What to do? I’m thinking of taking meds but then I’ll be VERY sleepy and not able to focus, plus meds make me sleepy but they don’t take the panic attacks away!

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