By breathing into a paper bag, a person suffering from panic attack can keep their carbon dioxide concentration and pH of the ...

Be sure to scroll down after this story to find links to extensive Medscape Medical News coverage addressing mental health and medical professionals. The nightmares started in his second quarter of ...

Mental health isn’t always easy to decode. Sometimes a moment of terror can feel like reality itself is coming apart. Other times, the world really does start to ...

Panic attacks extend far beyond psychological distress, manifesting as powerful physical experiences that can be mistaken for serious medical emergencies. The physical symptoms often prove so ...

One moment you’re going about your day normally, and the next your heart is pounding like it’s trying to escape your chest while your brain screams that something catastrophic is about to happen. Your ...

As both an anxiety therapist and someone who has personally experienced Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic disorder, OCD, and agoraphobia, I’ve heard countless descriptions of anxiety and panic ...

I first had a panic attack when I was 19 years old. Sitting in my college class, my heart suddenly started racing out of nowhere. I felt nauseous and sweaty, and an overwhelming need to leave the room ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Adelynn Campbell’s last plane trip ended with a panic attack that she got through largely with the help of a kind flight attendant. That was last year — before 67 people died in ...