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How Can Severe Anxiety And Panic Attack Be Treated?

Hi, I am a first year graduate students and I have a huge qualifying exam in three days. For about a week, I have been experiencing periods where it feels like my throat is closing up and I am about to pass out. They normally last an hour, maybe two, but I don t actually have any trouble breathing or swallowing, it just feels like I do. I think I am just having panic attacks, most of my family struggles with and is medicated for various types of anxiety disorders. I guess I am just looking for some confirmation that this is most likely what is going on. The last time it happened I was drinking coffee, and this time I just ate some peanut m&ms s. The overactive brain inside me is convinced I m going into anaphylactic shock, but I ate peanut butter every day last week, and nothing happened, and I don t have any known food allergies, so I feel like that s pretty unlikely. Thank you
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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We understand your concerns
I went through your details. PANIC ATTACK a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. Panic disorder is different from the normal fear and anxiety reactions to stressful events. Panic disorder is a serious condition that strikes without reason or warning. Symptoms of panic disorder include sudden attacks of fear and nervousness, as well as physical symptoms such as sweating and a racing heart. Panic attack always happens due to an underlying anxiety disorder. So you need to treat anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorder is treated with the help of counseling and psychotherapy. You should consult a psychologist.
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How Can Severe Anxiety And Panic Attack Be Treated?

Dear user Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. PANIC ATTACK a sudden overwhelming feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. Panic disorder is different from the normal fear and anxiety reactions to stressful events. Panic disorder is a serious condition that strikes without reason or warning. Symptoms of panic disorder include sudden attacks of fear and nervousness, as well as physical symptoms such as sweating and a racing heart. Panic attack always happens due to an underlying anxiety disorder. So you need to treat anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorder is treated with the help of counseling and psychotherapy. You should consult a psychologist. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.