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I want to know about panic attack. ma frnd suffering what should be done for that?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Panic: Sudden intense fear/apprehension lasting minutes to hours, accompanied by fast heart rate, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, chest pains, nausea or abdominal distress, feeling dizzy or lightheaded or faint, chills, numbness/tingling, fear of dying or losing control or going crazy, or any combination of those symptoms.

Answered 5/12/2016

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Learn So U Can Coach: Panic is fueled by oxygen. When panicking u r getting too much! so help ur friend slow her/his breathing or get her/him 2 cup her/his hands &breathe in/out thru them. Some self-help strategies: http://bit.Ly/xjnhyf education about panic & cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) can help ur friend learn 2manag/even overcome it! impt: friend should see pcp 4physical workup 2rule out physical causes.

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