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What minerals&nutrients deficiencies cause anxiety/panic disorders?pls don't tell me about psychiatry meds i took them 8 years and saw many psyh docs

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Worth a try: It is good that you are reaching out and still curious. It doesn't sound like the 8 years of psychiatric care helped you trust therapists. Anxiety has been associated with a deficiency of thiamine, Niacin and vitamin d. Read more: http://www.Livestrong.Com/article/309794-what-vitamin-mineral-deficiencies-cause-anxiety/#ixzz2svlipzfp i hope this helps. Good luck.

Answered 3/2/2019

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Dr. Jane Steiner answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

We don't really know: We really don't know if there is a vitamin or mineral deficiency that causes panic attacks. People who develop panic attacks seem to have a biological or genetic predisposition towards developing them, but environmental stress seems to be a trigger for actually bringing them on.

Answered 10/19/2019

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