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rifying feelings that shook her to her core. Even worse, a few days
later another panic attack struck, this time while she was driving. “I
pulled over, disorientated and sweating, gasping for breath and with
my heart palpitating. Again it was over within a few minutes, but I
had no idea what was happening to me,”
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she says.
The frequency of panic attacks varies fromperson to person. Some
people experience attacks weekly over a period of months. Others ex-
perience attacks in daily clusters, with periods of remission that can
last for weeks, months, or years. “I had panic attacks, sometimes daily,
Symptoms of a Panic Attack
