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Why do I get panic attacks when I get sick, like with the flu?

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Anxiety and Influenza. Studies have shown that anxiety can be caused by the flu virus. But remember that a great deal of anxiety isn't caused by the flu, and instead getting sick simply makes the anxiety worse. read more

Rather than curing your panic attacks during flu, try prevention. You should not be coming down with the flu each year unless you are running yourself and your immune system into the ground and leaving your body no reserves with which to fight the invaders. read more

There are many reasons why anxiety can cause flu like symptoms. Three of the most common include: 1. Anxiety activates the stress response, and the changes the stress response brings about can mimic flu like symptoms. read more

me feel like im getting the flu. So could it be GERD maybe since the sick feelign mostly comes at night not evry night. I took some pepno one time that seemed to help. Would pepno help stop panic attacks. Im not self diagnosed with myself for panic attacks. read more

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