Monthly Archives: December 2019

Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder

Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder

A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense anxiety and/or fear with physical symptoms such as dizziness, shortness of breath, heart racing, trembling, sweating and chest pain caused by the hormone adrenaline flooding your bloodstream up to 2 ½ times the normal amount. Sometimes panic attacks can occur without warning with no obvious environmental or situational triggers associated with…