Exercise tolerance in panic disorder patients.
Sixteen panic patients and fifteen normal controls performed submaximal exercise testing on a bicycle ergometer. Only one patient subject panicked. Biochemical, physiological, and psychological data showed similar exercise tolerance in both patients and controls. Exercise-induced distress and lactate increment do not appear to cause panic attacks.
Stein
J M
JM
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Papp
L A
LA
Klein
D F
DF
Cohen
S
S
Simon
J
J
Ross
D
D
Martinez
J
J
Gorman
J M
JM
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D001639:Bicarbonates; D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D019344:Lactic Acid; D019289:Pyruvic Acid; D010100:Oxygen; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine