Panic attacks can feel terrifying and sudden, often mimicking a heart attack. A psychiatrist explains what's happening in the ...

Everyone goes through periods of heightened stress and anxiety. Think back to your busiest college semester when you chewed off all your fingernails. Or even to a more recent time when, after a week ...

Nocturnal panic attacks involve typical panic symptoms, such as sweating and a rapid heart rate, but occur during sleep, leading to disorientation upon waking. Factors that increase the risk of ...

Having a panic attack at work can be extremely stressful, to put it mildly. Not only do you have to deal with symptoms that make you feel like you are dying, but now they are happening in front of ...

You just had an argument with your partner before leaving for work. You deemed yourself fine to make the drive; after all, ...

For the nearly 40 per cent of Australians who will experience them, panic attacks can feel a little like having a heart attack: a pounding in your chest, dizziness, trouble breathing. That's just what ...

The last few years have brought readers copious page-to-screen adaptations, and 2021 isn’t shaping up to be any different. Prime Video’s Panic, based on Lauren Oliver’s 2014 novel of the same name, is ...

Scientists say they have discovered a key brain pathway that could pave the way for new treatments for panic attacks. Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California found a ...

Panic attacks are extremely uncomfortable experiences that cause fleeting but intense feelings of fear and physical reactions to everyday, nonthreatening situations. They’re fairly common, with up to ...

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Chest pains need to be taken seriously. Once you've ruled out a heart problem, here's what doctors would like you to know. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, ...