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Panic Attacks Are Not Fully Understood

February 10th, 2008

Scientists still do not understand exactly how panic attacks are triggered, but there is growing evidence that stress early in life makes a person more likely to develop panic symptoms. That’s how awful panic attacks are, and that’s how I felt until I received counseling and learned how to cope. A panic attack is defined as a discrete episode of intense symptoms that peak within 10 minutes and primarily involve sympathetic nervous system manifestations. The panic attacks are not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance. These panic attacks are indiscriminate and become apparent very quickly -sometimes within seconds of experiencing the first symptom.

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