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Could Anxiety Be Putting You at Risk of Panic Attacks?
Out of the blue, you feel terror. Your heart is pounding. You're dizzy and you can't catch your breath. You begin to sweat profusely and perhaps even feel pain in your chest. You're certain that you're on the brink of a heart attack--or even, as inexplicable as it may seem, fear you're going to die. You may have just had a panic attack.
Making the Connection Between Sexual Problems and Anxiety Disorders
Over the past few years, psychiatrists have become increasingly aware of the importance of asking patients suffering from anxiety disorders about pre-existing sexual problems, since it has become apparent that certain drugs commonly prescribed for psychological disorders can affect sexual functioning.
Emotion-Regulating Protein Lacking in Panic Disorder
Each year, panic attacks strike about 2.4 million American adults "out of the blue," with feelings of intense fear and physical symptoms sometimes confused with a heart attack. A new study reveals how three brain areas of panic disorder patients are lacking in a key component of a chemical messenger system that regulates emotion.
Don’t Panic!
By Stanley E. Hibbs, Ph.D.
Does this ever happen to you? Out of nowhere, you experience a number of troubling physical symptoms. You heart begins to pound or you have difficulty breathing. You might experience chest pains or stomach upset. Perhaps you fear that you are dying or about to go crazy.
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