Does anyone have panic attacks?

Question: Recently, everytime I step into work I have panic attack after another to where I have to have someone take me home. I been home for a few days and I still have them. I will just be sitting there and will feel tingling feelings in my hands or shooting in my arms and sometimes in my feet and legs. When I try to go to sleep, every little noise scares me so bad it feels like the wind is being knocked out of me. Is this normal for a panic disorder? I now trained myself to realize Im not having a heart attack. How do you deal with them? What medication do you take?

Answers:
Go to panicsurvivor.com. This is an excellent site for what you have and over 2000 people on it with the same condition who know what you are talking about. Good luck on this.

Other Answers:
Get a new job. It's not panic attacks, you just really hate to be there. If you stay home too long you get guilty and they start all over again. If nothing happens when you are on a hot date, or at your favorite place, it is enviromental.

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What is the treatment for panic attacks?

Thanks to research, there are a variety of treatments available, including several effective medications, and specific forms of psychotherapy. Often, a combination of psychotherapy and medications produces good results. Improvement is usually noticed in a fairly short period of time, about 6 to 8 weeks. Thus, appropriate treatment for panic disorder can prevent panic attacks or at least substantially reduce their severity and frequency-bringing significant relief to 70 to 90 percent of people with panic disorder.

In addition, people with panic disorder may need treatment for other emotional problems. Depression has often been associated with panic disorder, as have alcohol and drug abuse. Recent research also suggests that suicide attempts are more frequent in people with panic disorder. Fortunately, these problems associated with panic disorder can be overcome effectively, just like panic disorder itself.

Tragically, many people with panic attacks do not seek or receive treatment

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