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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Anxiety Help - Anxiety Attacks and Paper Bag

Anxiety Attacks and Paper Bag

Why do people who suffer from an anxiety attack breathe inside a paper bag?

Breathing into a paper bag is for hyperventilation, not anxiety attacks (Although they may occur together).

CO2 is the major chemical that tells the brain stem (pons and medulla) to initiate a breath.

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