Exploring Dramamine and Panic Attacks
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Dramamine is a medication produced by the Pfizer Corporation that is intended to help with the dizziness, nausea and vomiting that usually accompany motion sickness. However, are Dramamine and panic attacks related? Does the medication cause panic attacks, or can it help with them? Let's explore these questions in this article.
 It's interesting that there are several schools of thought regarding this so-called relationship between Dramamine and panic attacks. Some have taken the medication in preparation for a flight or train ride or cruise, and have found themselves feeling panicked and anxious not long after. Some have attributed this to the Dramamine use as they had not previously experience panic attacks and so assumed that there was a connection.
When discussing the issue of a relationship between Dramamine and panic attacks, it's important to remember that everyone will respond to medications differently. Your hormones and body chemicals will all interact differently than someone else's will. It's shortsighted to dismiss the incidents of Dramamine and panic attacks as just hype.
However, a person would do well to consider if the panic attacks were simply a result of the medication's use, or could they have been a response to the mode of travel itself? Interestingly enough, some people who have never experienced panic attacks or anxiety during plane rides or while being on a train have reported that these have developed over time, or suddenly appear when they are experiencing anxiety in other aspects of their life. You might illustrate it by thinking of going grocery shopping when you're hungry – you may have been in the supermarket a hundred times without getting a craving for muffins or sweets when you walk down the bakery aisle, but the one time you go without having eaten beforehand, and suddenly your hunger pangs overwhelm you.
Dramamine and panic attacks may be related in the same way. You go for a train ride or get on an airplane when all else is fine with you, and you're fine during the ride. But the time that you're having stress at work or are on the brink of a divorce or are nervous about where you're headed, and suddenly you have a panic attack. It may or may not have anything to do with the medication.
In all instances, it's always best to check with your doctor to be sure of your symptoms and medical interaction.
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