Panic attacks can feel uncontrollable, but science reveals new ways to manage symptoms effectively. Here’s how to regain ...

When you drink alcohol, the brain ramps up the release of a chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, which helps us ...

He and his wife are convinced he is having a heart attack. He could be-only, this time, the ER doctors tell him his heart is just fine. What he's having is a panic attack. Though no one should ...

While the terms “anxiety attack” and “panic attack” are often used interchangeably, they can describe differing experiences. Understanding the difference isn’t about rigid definitions ...

Panic attacks can be terrifying − both for the person experiencing them and for people close by witnessing their occurrence. What's more, experiencing panic attacks may be more common than some ...

A panic attack is a sudden wave of overwhelming fear and anxiety that is accompanied by physical symptoms. For some people it can produce the same sensations as a heart attack, including chest ...

Panic attacks are often perceived with dramatic and obvious symptoms like hyperventilation, crying, or overt distress. However, silent panic attacks can be equally crippling but usually do not ...

When patients have trouble with panic attacks and come to psychologist Norman B. Schmidt, PhD, he asks if they drink coffee and whether the anxiety strikes shortly afterward, say, in the morning ...

If this sounds familiar, you may have experienced a “silent panic attack.” As opposed to popular representations of how panic attacks manifest, as shown in movies, shows, and books ...

The rush of a panic attack can feel completely overwhelming, but there are ways to calm yourself down, even when you’re in the middle of one. Trying to put a panic attack into words is tricky.