Panic attacks

[Mary_inthemilkyway]

Can you call it a Panic attack even though it only lasts for 30 seconds?

[cwoz82]

In my humble opinion i believe that you can - you can't not call something a panic attack just because it didn't last long enough or lasted too long. I have had many attacks that have been very quick to come and go, and many that feel like they take a lifetime to pass! It's the symptoms, not the time it lasts!

[minihaha]

in a word.......yes you can and those 30 seconds can feel like a lifetime. The fact it maybe lasted such a short time maybe that you have coped very well and averted a longer attack xxxxx