Should you got to the doctor after a panic attack?

I’ve had panic attacks after a few weeks of the combined effects of overwhelming homework, relationship issues, and life questions. These left me feeling scared, extremely anxious, and suicidal. I am not lying when I say I actually dreamed of killing myself.
The best solution is to go to a doctor, counselor, or parent.

Remember that life is like a roller coaster; there are good times and bad times but to end it all because you think things will never get better shows that you haven’t lived ling enough to experience how good life can be. This often happens to teenagers because that point of their lives is very brittle and hormonal.

To rap it up, yes, let someone know that you had a panic attack and that you are not sure what to do. Look online for stress relieving strategies…

I would.

First, panic attack symptoms are generally very similar to those you would experience with other serious diseases. Furthermore, not knowing for sure that it was a panic attack can create another panic attack. Knowing 100% (which your doctor can tell) is actually enough for many help to avoid future attacks.

While counseling and/or non-drug therapy may help, unlike depression if you have recurring attacks, these are generally ineffective.

Should the attacks continue, they are usually relatively easy to treat with medication. Panic attacks occur as a result of a known chemical imbalance where the brain for some reason is mimicing the fight or flight response even though no danger is present. Antidepressants are extremley effective in treating this.

Panic attacks are different than depression, OCD, and/or other disorders. While panic attacks may also occur with these disorders, they do not have to. The good news is that Panic attacks are the easiest to treat and resolve b/c most of the time they really actually have no underlying cause and are just the result of some imbalance.

In fact, most people who do undergo treatment do not need to continue he treatment for the rest of their lives. This is not necessarily true with many other disorders.