Panic Attack Causes - Which Food and Drinks Can Help You?

By Michelle Tason


Unfortunately it took me nearly 30 years to get in tune with my body before I came to realize that certain foods that I ate would either cause me to have a panic attack or reduce the frequency and duration of them.

What you need to know is that these foods can also affect your panic attacks as well.

In this article I will be sharing with you the foods that you should strongly consider including in your diet for preventive maintenance.

By understanding the basics of why you need these foods you will be better prepared for what to look for and add to your diet.

B-Complex has been known to reduce stress levels and keep your neurotransmitters happy. You can incorporate B-Complex into your diet through natural foods or through a high potency multi vitamins with natural herbs.

Chronic stress, smoking, typical poor diet, alcohol, and doctor prescribed drugs can quickly deplete B vitamins from your body.

So you need to be sure to eat foods high in B-Complex. What you want to look for are the dark green vegetable and whole grain foods to incorporate into your diet. For the dark green foods you want to eat Broccoli, green beans, sea weed, spinach, kale, hydrilla, and other green foods.

The whole grain foods that you should eat are whole grain pasta, barley, whole-grain cereal, oatmeal, brown rice as well as other whole grain foods.

By eating these foods high in B-Complex you can dramatically reduce the number of panic attacks or prevent a possible attack while your under stressful time periods in your life.

However keep in mind that eating healthy is only part of the equation when it comes to panic attacks. There are also typically deeply rooted issues that can also contribute to your anxiety and panic disorder and if you do not learn how to properly deal with those, only half your battle is won.

Panic Attack Causes - Which Food and Drinks to Avoid

By Michelle Tason


So the big question is, who is more susceptible to panic attacks from eating certain foods?

The are generally two types of people who are more susceptible to having a panic attack induced by food or drinks that they consume.

The first type of person who is vulnerable is a person who has had panic or anxiety attacks before. These are the type of people who are much more easily induced into a lapse from ingesting certain foods and drinks.

The second type of person is a person who has never had a panic or anxiety attack but are often referred to as a nervous person in general, or a person who is typically under a lot of stress from their job, relationships, health,etc.

Since panic and anxiety attacks are primarily stress related its important to know that certain food and drinks that you ingest can induce you into a panic attack.

You want to stay away from Food and drinks that are known to contribute to nervousness. Anything that can negatively affect the neurotransmitters in your body. One of the most obvious is from drinking coffee or tea. You need to stay away from anything that has stimulants in them such as caffeine, or anything with "drine" in them like ephedrine that is known to be found in illegal drugs and over the counter medicines and previously used in energy drinks. Also Guarana a plant from Brazil, and Glucuronolactone is also found in energy drinks.

Many different kinds of sodas also contain high levels of caffeine and other stimulants such as Coke, Pepsi, and other dark sodas as well as some orange drinks.

If you are a person who does not eat well and consumes a lot of candy, starchy foods, processed foods, or foods with sugar in them you should know that these types of foods can also trigger panic and anxiety attacks.

The most vulnerable trait and commonality of both types of people is that of stress which can easily cause either person to lapse into a panic or anxiety attack from drinking and eating some of the food and drinks listed above.

Be very careful and aware what you eat and drink particularly when under unusual stress.