Posted by nicky847 on March 24, 2004, at 14:39:19
In reply to False Panic Attacks?, posted by DanielJ on March 24, 2004, at 14:07:39
Sounds like a panic attack to me...alot of the symptoms of panic attacks are caused by hyperventilation, which causes an imbalance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body..by swallowing your son is not taking in any more oxygen, which would bring his CO2 levels back up and alleviate alot of the panic attacks symptoms..good coping mechanism if you ask me..good for him..
> My 16 yr son has Schizophrenia. He is taking Zyprexa in the evenings and Zoloft in morning. Seems to be working well. He says he still has panic attacks though. The way he explained it to the Psy Dr. is he has about one a day. He feels as if he can't take a breath then he keeps swallowing until he can breathe then he is OK. He had one real attack 8 months ago when he felt as if he would die. Has been on medication ever since. Are these others really panic attacks? Has anyone else had this or heard of it?
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