How many panic attacks does one have to experience to be diagnosed with Panic Disorder?

3 Responses to “How many panic attacks does one have to experience to be diagnosed with Panic Disorder?”

1. efxdc x says:

   October 12, 2009 at 5:00 am

   Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.

   Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.

   But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called "St John’s Wort" – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
   The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
   Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….

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2. raisedbycoyotes says:

   October 12, 2009 at 5:00 am

   It’s not the number of panic attacks that you qualify with…..it’s specific panic as opposed to generalized anxiety. Find info in the DSM – IV on Google. Look up both! They are different!
3. Tessa W says:

   October 12, 2009 at 5:00 am

   Panic attacks are caused by an anxiety disorder. It sounds likely that you are suffering from panic disorder as well. There is no set number of attacks required in order to be diagnosed with this.
   See the website below to learn a little bit more about this.
   Hope it helps and all the best.
   Tessa