There are many types of illnesses, some are connected to your physical health and some are psychological. Your mind is very sensitive and any small change or incident can distort the mood. Have you experienced any kind of shock or momentary disturbance in your mind?

Recall the situation when you are watching a horror movie and the sudden haunting music amid the silence which had shaken your body and soul. This kind of sudden change in your moods can be termed as panic attacks.

During the attack some people even faint and some people lose their memory. When the attacks occur, your hands tingle and some people even experience nausea. There will be a severe chest pain. At the time of attack, your mind feels unsecure and you think that you are going to die. The severity can even make you feel like you had a heart attack.

When you think that you had panic attacks, you mind loses the thinking power. Some people even die when the attack repeats.

The severity of an attack can reach its peak within 10 to 15 minutes and it may last for at least 15 minutes. In some cases the attacks may last much longer. According to some survey there are about 6 million Americans who have been affected. The number of women are double than of men.

There are many reasons for these attacks. One of the major contributors is the stress. The stress may be from your work load or even from your social life.

Whenever the panic attacks happen, you feel like running away from everything and even hiding from yourself. The effect of an attack can be minimized and the person can be made brave by conducting the following tests:

* You need understand the past medical history which includes the mental status of the person.

* The medications that are being taken. If the medicine contains any kind of ingredients that causes mental weakness then the dosage should be checked.

* You need to understand the family background. That means if anybody in his or her family had the similar kind of experience.

* Is the person an alcoholic? If yes, then what is the quantity he or she intakes and the intervals of taking the alcohol should be checked.

* Caffeine is also considered to be one the most suspect factors which cause the panic disorders. The daily intake of the caffeine should be monitored.

* There are some medical tests such as CT scan or ECG which should be done.

Whenever you feel that you have been attacked by the panic disorder you should immediately consult your doctor. The initial diagnosis is considered to be the best for curing the disease.

Also before consulting your doctor, it is very important to make sure that the attack is not a heart attack and also not due to asthma problem.

As there millions of people who are suffering from the panic attacks. Fortunately the medicine has the solution for its treatment. You must be alert and educated enough to understand the situation in order to take the appropriate actions.