Stop Panic Attack Now

I have several family members who suffer from panic attacks. I am not sure how to help them when they are in panic mode or their anxiety level increases. It breaks my heart to see them so upset and I feel so helpless. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to help someone who suffers [...]

I am going to my doc who wants to put me on an antidepressant.
He put me on Zoloft which I did not tolerate well at all. He likes me to put input into things, and I would like to have an idea of which antidepressant for my panic attacks would be. He of [...]

I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks and if I get a bad one, I notice at the ER that my blood pressure shoots through the roof. Nothing TOO high but it can go 130/140s and very close to 150s, and the lower number can go into the 100-110 range.
Is this something I should be [...]

The panic attacks I’ve experienced very infrequently over the last several years have suddenly become horrifying and almost constant since I quit drinking.
I am twenty-seven, uninsured, and have very little money. My options seem to be: 1. Keep drinking (and even this is becoming less effective); or 2. Buy some kind of benzodiazapines off [...]

My 15 year old daughter is having panic attacks which include feeling faint, becoming very hot, vision blurriness and fear. She recently was given glasses by our optometrist that are basically "placebos" because she didn’t need glasses but was convinced she did. I got some herbal supplements but I am afraid of the prescription medications [...]

What is the best way to deal with anxiety and panic attacks,especially during pregnancy?
Quit whining and take your Midol Scott!

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I know someone who has been having panic attacks for 2 weeks now! They have already been to the doctor and diagnosed now I guess it’s just a waiting game for the meds to kick in. Anyway since they have been having them she doesn’t want to be alone. If she is for the smallest [...]

I have a friend who keeps having panic attacks, and is constantly afraid of crowds, new people and other such things. I’m really worried for her, and I want to know what I can do to help her, along with tips I can give her to help her get over the attacks and fear. I [...]

I get panic attacks and I want to help myself through them. What do you do to calm yourself down during a panic attack?
When I would have panic attacks I would start breathing irregularly. What really helped was breathing into a paper bag. I know it sounds cliche but basically when you start [...]

lately i’ve been having panic attacks, and I’m going to the doctor soon about it. But I want to know what is the difference between Panic attacks and anxiety attacks. Also when i do go to the doctor. what will they do actually, like how will I be test and what do I tell them.
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