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[quote=Anonymous]Hi,
Sorry to hear it but good that you are on it. I have a little recent experience with them but the context is much different for our teen who has breathing issues that can cause hyperventilation that turns into a panic attack.

Here are things he has tried but keep in mind these are tips for a group of illnesses he has which people online found useful: breathing into a paper bag (something to do with CO2 concentrations - you can tell her teachers she has a breathing problem and she may pull out her paper bag and breath into it- hard to do in front of other kids but see if she'd be up for it). Teach and practice deep belly breathing when she's not anxious so she can go to it right away.  Also drop head between knees and deep breathe or use paper sack. If she can walk slowly and maybe hold something in her hand like warm tea - if she is at home and deep breathe to stop the hyperventilation that can help.

He is using an inhaler to get a message to his brain about his breathing but that isn't allowed in general panic attacks.  However, after a particularly bad attack, we had to request the next level for our kid which is the lowest dose of ativan to be given at onset of attack. Haven't used it yet.

Good luck - try whatever you can to break that pathway.  Teach her meditation pronto too - sit for a few seconds, start repeating a word or sound in your mind, mind drifts, when you become aware bring mind back to word/sound. Do for 10 minutes. Stop, relax. Get up and move along with your day.[/quote]

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