Is there a connection between brain disorders and having panic attacks?
scott asked:
I have been suffering from panic attacks for about 10 years now. Medication does not help much. I had a ct scan for another problem about 5 years ago which showed that I was actually missing part of my brain. I can only remember that it was somewhere near the base of the brain. Could there be a relationship between this anomaly and my panic attacks. Please, no guessing.
…and no there is nothing wrong with my thyroid…and again, please, no guessing just definite answers.
I have been suffering from panic attacks for about 10 years now. Medication does not help much. I had a ct scan for another problem about 5 years ago which showed that I was actually missing part of my brain. I can only remember that it was somewhere near the base of the brain. Could there be a relationship between this anomaly and my panic attacks. Please, no guessing.
…and no there is nothing wrong with my thyroid…and again, please, no guessing just definite answers.
1 thing i can tell you for sure is that thyroid patientds to suffer from panic attacks. get your thyroid levels checked.
Though this isn’t a definitive answer, it certainly isn’t a guess. Any brain “abnormality” will change your brain chemistry and could lead to any number of emotional disorders. This doesn’t mean that it is the only reason, or even the main reason for the panic attacks, and only an experienced psychiatrist or psycho- pharmacologist can accurately judge the causes and possible treatments of panic attacks. If you would rather not be medicated, try breathing deep, removing yourself from the panic causing situation, and biting your tongue or the inside of your cheek, which stimulates other areas of your brain instead of the one causing panic.
Good luck!
There could be a definate correlation. The brain stem controls your most basic functions, one of which is the “fight or flight” responce. If this part of your brain is effected, it could deregulate your responce, and l suppose lead to panic attacks.
It would be an atypical cause, but that may explain why your meds don’t work.
hi scott, your answer is no…. panic attacks are all about abnormal brain chemistry, not brain mass. i hope this helped!