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caffeine and Panic Disorder

caffeine has been researched along with Panic Disorder in 32 studies

Panic Disorder: A type of anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected panic attacks that last minutes or, rarely, hours. Panic attacks begin with intense apprehension, fear or terror and, often, a feeling of impending doom. Symptoms experienced during a panic attack include dyspnea or sensations of being smothered; dizziness, loss of balance or faintness; choking sensations; palpitations or accelerated heart rate; shakiness; sweating; nausea or other form of abdominal distress; depersonalization or derealization; paresthesias; hot flashes or chills; chest discomfort or pain; fear of dying and fear of not being in control of oneself or going crazy. Agoraphobia may also develop. Similar to other anxiety disorders, it may be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"A subgroup of patients with Panic Disorder (PD) exhibits increased sensitivity to caffeine administration."9.20Lack of specific association between panicogenic properties of caffeine and HPA-axis activation. A placebo-controlled study of caffeine challenge in patients with panic disorder. ( Markianos, M; Masdrakis, VG; Oulis, P, 2015)
" Our aim was to observe if panic disorder (PD) patients and generalized social anxiety disorder (GSAD) and performance social anxiety disorder (PSAD) patients respond in a similar way to the induction of anxiety symptoms and panic attacks by an oral caffeine challenge test."9.14Panic disorder and social anxiety disorder subtypes in a caffeine challenge test. ( Araújo, DM; de-Melo-Neto, VL; Freire, RC; King, AL; Lopes, FL; Mezzasalma, MA; Nardi, AE; Nascimento, I; Rassi, A; Soares-Filho, GL; Valença, AM; Veras, AB; Zin, WA, 2009)
"Our aim was to observe the induction of anxiety symptoms and panic attacks by a caffeine challenge test in panic disorder (PD) patients (DSM-IV) and their healthy first-degree relatives."9.13A caffeine challenge test in panic disorder patients, their healthy first-degree relatives, and healthy controls. ( de-Melo-Neto, VL; Freire, RC; King, AL; Lopes, FL; Mezzasalma, MA; Nardi, AE; Nascimento, I; Rassi, A; Soares-Filho, GL; Valença, AM; Veras, AB; Zin, WA, 2008)
"Our aim was to compare the demographic and clinical features of panic disorder (PD) patients with agoraphobia-DSM-IV-who had a panic attack after both an oral caffeine and the 35% carbon dioxide (CO2) challenge tests (responsive group) and compare them with PD patients who did not have a panic attack after both tests (non-responsive group)."9.12Caffeine and 35% carbon dioxide challenge tests in panic disorder. ( de-Melo-Neto, VL; Freire, RC; King, AL; Lopes, FL; Mezzasalma, MA; Nardi, AE; Nascimento, I; Soares-Filho, GL; Valença, AM; Veras, AB; Zin, WA, 2007)
"The effects on measures of anxiety from two doses of oral caffeine (250 and 500 mg) and placebo were compared in 12 patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), 12 patients with panic disorder, and 12 normal subjects."9.07Anxiogenic effects of caffeine in patients with anxiety disorders. ( Bruce, M; Lader, M; Scott, N; Shine, P, 1992)
"It has been demonstrated that patients with panic disorder are more sensitive than normal control subjects to the anxiogenic effects of caffeine."9.07Quantitative electroencephalographic effects of caffeine in panic disorder. ( Coppola, R; Newman, F; Stein, MB; Trettau, JR; Uhde, TW, 1992)
"The behavioral and neuroendocrine effects of meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (m-CPP), a serotonergic agonist, were compared with the effects of caffeine, an adenosine antagonist, in panic disorder patients."9.07Anxiogenic effects of m-CPP in patients with panic disorder: comparison to caffeine's anxiogenic effects. ( Geraci, MF; Klein, E; Murphy, DL; Uhde, TW; Zohar, J, 1991)
"This systematic review aimed to examine the results of studies that have investigated the induction of panic attacks and/or the anxiogenic effect of the caffeine challenge test in patients with panic disorder."8.87Caffeine challenge test and panic disorder: a systematic literature review. ( Nardi, AE; Rocha Araujo, DM; Vilarim, MM, 2011)
" Previously we demonstrated that panic disorder patients have blunted growth hormone (GH) responses to clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenergic agonist."8.78Evidence for hypothalamo-growth hormone dysfunction in panic disorder: profile of growth hormone (GH) responses to clonidine, yohimbine, caffeine, glucose, GRF and TRH in panic disorder patients versus healthy volunteers. ( Black, B; Boulenger, JP; Geraci, M; Gurguis, G; Post, RM; Roscow, DB; Rubinow, DR; Tancer, ME; Uhde, TW; Vittone, B, 1992)
" In patients with Panic Disorder (PD), lower baseline BH duration is associated with caffeine-induced panic attacks."7.75Caffeine challenge and breath-holding duration in patients with panic disorder. ( Markianos, M; Masdrakis, VG; Oulis, P; Papakostas, YG; Vaidakis, N, 2009)
"A proportion of patients with panic disorder (PD) display an increased sensitivity to the anxiogenic/panicogenic properties of caffeine."7.74Caffeine challenge in patients with panic disorder: baseline differences between those who panic and those who do not. ( Masdrakis, VG; Papageorgiou, C; Papakostas, YG; Pehlivanidis, A; Vaidakis, N, 2008)
"A subgroup of patients with Panic Disorder (PD) exhibits increased sensitivity to caffeine administration."5.20Lack of specific association between panicogenic properties of caffeine and HPA-axis activation. A placebo-controlled study of caffeine challenge in patients with panic disorder. ( Markianos, M; Masdrakis, VG; Oulis, P, 2015)
" Our aim was to observe if panic disorder (PD) patients and generalized social anxiety disorder (GSAD) and performance social anxiety disorder (PSAD) patients respond in a similar way to the induction of anxiety symptoms and panic attacks by an oral caffeine challenge test."5.14Panic disorder and social anxiety disorder subtypes in a caffeine challenge test. ( Araújo, DM; de-Melo-Neto, VL; Freire, RC; King, AL; Lopes, FL; Mezzasalma, MA; Nardi, AE; Nascimento, I; Rassi, A; Soares-Filho, GL; Valença, AM; Veras, AB; Zin, WA, 2009)
"Our aim was to observe the induction of anxiety symptoms and panic attacks by a caffeine challenge test in panic disorder (PD) patients (DSM-IV) and their healthy first-degree relatives."5.13A caffeine challenge test in panic disorder patients, their healthy first-degree relatives, and healthy controls. ( de-Melo-Neto, VL; Freire, RC; King, AL; Lopes, FL; Mezzasalma, MA; Nardi, AE; Nascimento, I; Rassi, A; Soares-Filho, GL; Valença, AM; Veras, AB; Zin, WA, 2008)
"Our aim was to compare the demographic and clinical features of panic disorder (PD) patients with agoraphobia-DSM-IV-who had a panic attack after both an oral caffeine and the 35% carbon dioxide (CO2) challenge tests (responsive group) and compare them with PD patients who did not have a panic attack after both tests (non-responsive group)."5.12Caffeine and 35% carbon dioxide challenge tests in panic disorder. ( de-Melo-Neto, VL; Freire, RC; King, AL; Lopes, FL; Mezzasalma, MA; Nardi, AE; Nascimento, I; Soares-Filho, GL; Valença, AM; Veras, AB; Zin, WA, 2007)
" Panicogenic doses of caffeine were administered to 8 panic disorder (PD) patients and 11 healthy volunteers during stage 3-4 sleep, when cognitive processing is minimal and the threshold to external stimuli is high."5.08Can panic be induced in deep sleep? Examining the necessity of cognitive processing for panic. ( Ferro, D; Koenigsberg, HW; Pollak, CP, 1998)
"The effects on measures of anxiety from two doses of oral caffeine (250 and 500 mg) and placebo were compared in 12 patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), 12 patients with panic disorder, and 12 normal subjects."5.07Anxiogenic effects of caffeine in patients with anxiety disorders. ( Bruce, M; Lader, M; Scott, N; Shine, P, 1992)
"It has been demonstrated that patients with panic disorder are more sensitive than normal control subjects to the anxiogenic effects of caffeine."5.07Quantitative electroencephalographic effects of caffeine in panic disorder. ( Coppola, R; Newman, F; Stein, MB; Trettau, JR; Uhde, TW, 1992)
"The behavioral and neuroendocrine effects of meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (m-CPP), a serotonergic agonist, were compared with the effects of caffeine, an adenosine antagonist, in panic disorder patients."5.07Anxiogenic effects of m-CPP in patients with panic disorder: comparison to caffeine's anxiogenic effects. ( Geraci, MF; Klein, E; Murphy, DL; Uhde, TW; Zohar, J, 1991)
"This systematic review aimed to examine the results of studies that have investigated the induction of panic attacks and/or the anxiogenic effect of the caffeine challenge test in patients with panic disorder."4.87Caffeine challenge test and panic disorder: a systematic literature review. ( Nardi, AE; Rocha Araujo, DM; Vilarim, MM, 2011)
"Various provocative agents, including sodium lactate, carbon dioxide (CO2), caffeine, yohimbine, serotoninergic agents, and cholecystokinin (CCK), have been utilized as panicogenics in studies on healthy volunteers as well as in panic disorder patients."4.80Neurobiology of panic disorder. ( Baker, GB; Bourin, M; Bradwejn, J, 1998)
" Challenge studies have demonstrated that subjects with social anxiety disorder have a sensitivity to carbon dioxide, cholecystokinin, and caffeine somewhere between that of panic disorder patients and normal controls."4.80Brain mechanisms of social anxiety disorder. ( Bell, CJ; Malizia, AL; Nutt, DJ, 1998)
"Various provocative agents, including sodium lactate, carbon dioxide (CO2), caffeine, yohimbine and cholecystokinin (CCK), have been utilized as panicogenics in studies on healthy volunteers as well as in panic disorder patients."4.79[From inducers of panic attack to neurobiology of panic disorder]. ( Bourin, M, 1996)
" Previously we demonstrated that panic disorder patients have blunted growth hormone (GH) responses to clonidine, an alpha 2-adrenergic agonist."4.78Evidence for hypothalamo-growth hormone dysfunction in panic disorder: profile of growth hormone (GH) responses to clonidine, yohimbine, caffeine, glucose, GRF and TRH in panic disorder patients versus healthy volunteers. ( Black, B; Boulenger, JP; Geraci, M; Gurguis, G; Post, RM; Roscow, DB; Rubinow, DR; Tancer, ME; Uhde, TW; Vittone, B, 1992)
" In patients with Panic Disorder (PD), lower baseline BH duration is associated with caffeine-induced panic attacks."3.75Caffeine challenge and breath-holding duration in patients with panic disorder. ( Markianos, M; Masdrakis, VG; Oulis, P; Papakostas, YG; Vaidakis, N, 2009)
"A proportion of patients with panic disorder (PD) display an increased sensitivity to the anxiogenic/panicogenic properties of caffeine."3.74Caffeine challenge in patients with panic disorder: baseline differences between those who panic and those who do not. ( Masdrakis, VG; Papageorgiou, C; Papakostas, YG; Pehlivanidis, A; Vaidakis, N, 2008)
" Helping the client alter her caffeine intake and dietary habits led to a significant reduction in panic attacks, but had less impact on her anxiety levels and sense of control."3.69Somatic sensations, anxiety, and control in panic disorder. ( Berenbaum, H; Salzer, MS, 1994)
"GAD, phobias, and MDD shared genetic factors with caffeine use, with genetic correlations estimated to be 0."1.38Common psychiatric disorders and caffeine use, tolerance, and withdrawal: an examination of shared genetic and environmental effects. ( Bergin, JE; Kendler, KS, 2012)
" Combined, chronic administration of these doses yielded a sustained synergism in motor performance impairment, which contrasted with the antagonism usually found between the benzodiazepines and methylxanthines when performance is evaluated by psychomotor tests not requiring fine motor control."1.28Sustained synergism by chronic caffeine of the motor control deficit produced by midazolam. ( Falk, JL; Lau, CE, 1991)

Research

Studies (32)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's20 (62.50)18.2507
2000's9 (28.13)29.6817
2010's3 (9.38)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Masdrakis, VG4
Markianos, M2
Oulis, P2
Vaidakis, N3
Papakostas, YG3
Nardi, AE4
Lopes, FL3
Freire, RC3
Veras, AB3
Nascimento, I3
Valença, AM3
de-Melo-Neto, VL3
Soares-Filho, GL3
King, AL3
Araújo, DM1
Mezzasalma, MA3
Rassi, A2
Zin, WA3
Vilarim, MM1
Rocha Araujo, DM1
Bergin, JE1
Kendler, KS1
Ströhle, A1
Sahún, I1
Gallego, X1
Gratacòs, M1
Murtra, P1
Trullás, R1
Maldonado, R1
Estivill, X1
Dierssen, M1
Papageorgiou, C1
Pehlivanidis, A1
Legaki, EM1
Ploumpidis, D1
Soldatos, CR1
Northcott, CJ1
Stein, MB2
Salzer, MS1
Berenbaum, H1
Tancer, ME3
Apfeldorf, WJ1
Shear, MK1
Christensen, L1
Bourgeois, A1
Cockroft, R1
Krystal, JH1
Deutsch, DN1
Charney, DS1
Bourin, M2
Baker, GB1
Bradwejn, J1
Nutt, DJ2
Bell, CJ2
Malizia, AL2
Koenigsberg, HW1
Pollak, CP1
Ferro, D1
Rothmann, C1
Aussedat, M1
Noizet, M1
Weber, M1
Pohl, R1
Yeragani, VK1
Balon, R1
Lycaki, H1
McBride, R1
Bruce, M1
Scott, N1
Shine, P1
Lader, M1
Newman, F1
Trettau, JR1
Coppola, R1
Uhde, TW4
Nutt, D1
Lawson, C1
Rubinow, DR1
Roscow, DB1
Boulenger, JP1
Vittone, B1
Gurguis, G1
Geraci, M1
Black, B2
Post, RM1
Lau, CE1
Falk, JL1
Klein, E1
Zohar, J1
Geraci, MF1
Murphy, DL1
Brown, TM1

Reviews

10 reviews available for caffeine and Panic Disorder

ArticleYear
Caffeine challenge test and panic disorder: a systematic literature review.
    Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2011, Volume: 11, Issue:8

    Topics: Anxiety Disorders; Caffeine; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological;

2011
[Experimental provocation of panic attacks as a human experimental model for anxiety].
    Der Nervenarzt, 2003, Volume: 74, Issue:9

    Topics: Anxiety Disorders; Atrial Natriuretic Factor; Bicarbonates; Caffeine; Disease Models, Animal; Lactat

2003
The biological basis of panic disorder.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1996, Volume: 57 Suppl 10

    Topics: Brain; Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Lactates; Norepinephrine; Panic Di

1996
[From inducers of panic attack to neurobiology of panic disorder].
    L'Encephale, 1996, Volume: 22 Spec No 5

    Topics: Arousal; Brain; Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; Cholecystokinin; Humans; Lactic Acid; Neurotransmitter Age

1996
Neurobiology of panic disorder.
    Journal of psychosomatic research, 1998, Volume: 44, Issue:1

    Topics: Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; Cholecystokinin; Humans; Neurotransmitter Agents; Panic Disorder; Piperazi

1998
Brain mechanisms of social anxiety disorder.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1998, Volume: 59 Suppl 17

    Topics: Animals; Brain; Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; Cholecystokinin; Dopamine; Fear; Fenfluramine; Humans; Pan

1998
The neurobiology of social phobia.
    European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 1999, Volume: 249 Suppl 1

    Topics: Brain; Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; Cholecystokinin; Epinephrine; Female; Flumazenil; Human Growth Horm

1999
Panic attacks. A neurochemical overview of models and mechanisms.
    The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 1992, Volume: 160

    Topics: Bicarbonates; Caffeine; Female; Humans; Hypercapnia; Hyperventilation; Lactates; Lactic Acid; Male;

1992
Evidence for hypothalamo-growth hormone dysfunction in panic disorder: profile of growth hormone (GH) responses to clonidine, yohimbine, caffeine, glucose, GRF and TRH in panic disorder patients versus healthy volunteers.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1992, Volume: 6, Issue:2

    Topics: Caffeine; Clonidine; Glucose; Growth Hormone; Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone; Humans; Hypothalamus

1992
Phenomenology and neurobiology of social phobia: comparison with panic disorder.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1991, Volume: 52 Suppl

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Caffeine; Dexamethasone; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Lactates; Male

1991

Trials

8 trials available for caffeine and Panic Disorder

ArticleYear
Lack of specific association between panicogenic properties of caffeine and HPA-axis activation. A placebo-controlled study of caffeine challenge in patients with panic disorder.
    Psychiatry research, 2015, Sep-30, Volume: 229, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Arousal; Caffeine; Cross-Over Studies; Dehydroepiandrosterone Su

2015
Panic disorder and social anxiety disorder subtypes in a caffeine challenge test.
    Psychiatry research, 2009, Sep-30, Volume: 169, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Caffeine; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Double-Blind M

2009
Caffeine and 35% carbon dioxide challenge tests in panic disorder.
    Human psychopharmacology, 2007, Volume: 22, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age of Onset; Agoraphobia; Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; Central Nervous System Stimu

2007
A caffeine challenge test in panic disorder patients, their healthy first-degree relatives, and healthy controls.
    Depression and anxiety, 2008, Volume: 25, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Arousal; Caffeine; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Citrates; Double-Blind Method; Female;

2008
Can panic be induced in deep sleep? Examining the necessity of cognitive processing for panic.
    Depression and anxiety, 1998, Volume: 8, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Caffeine; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Panic; Panic

1998
Anxiogenic effects of caffeine in patients with anxiety disorders.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1992, Volume: 49, Issue:11

    Topics: Alpha Rhythm; Anxiety Disorders; Blood Pressure; Caffeine; Diagnosis, Differential; Double-Blind Met

1992
Quantitative electroencephalographic effects of caffeine in panic disorder.
    Psychiatry research, 1992, Volume: 45, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Brain Mapping; Caffeine; Electroencephalography; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Male; Pani

1992
Anxiogenic effects of m-CPP in patients with panic disorder: comparison to caffeine's anxiogenic effects.
    Biological psychiatry, 1991, Nov-15, Volume: 30, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Anxiety Disorders; Arousal; Brain; Caffeine; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Hydrocortis

1991

Other Studies

14 other studies available for caffeine and Panic Disorder

ArticleYear
Caffeine challenge and breath-holding duration in patients with panic disorder.
    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2009, Feb-01, Volume: 33, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Asphyxia; Caffeine; Carbon Dioxide; Female; Humans; Male; Panic Disorder; Respiration

2009
Combination therapy for panic disorder. Recent analyses reinforce the view that adding psychotherapy to medication improves outcomes.
    The Harvard mental health letter, 2008, Volume: 24, Issue:12

    Topics: Antidepressive Agents; Benzodiazepines; Caffeine; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Combined Modality Th

2008
Common psychiatric disorders and caffeine use, tolerance, and withdrawal: an examination of shared genetic and environmental effects.
    Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies, 2012, Volume: 15, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Anorexia Nervosa; Anxiety Disorders; Bulimia; Caffeine; Depressive Disorder, Major; Diseases

2012
Differential responses to anxiogenic drugs in a mouse model of panic disorder as revealed by Fos immunocytochemistry in specific areas of the fear circuitry.
    Amino acids, 2007, Volume: 33, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Anxiety; Brain; Caffeine; Disease Models, Animal; Fear; Male; Mice; Mice, Transgenic; Oncog

2007
Caffeine challenge in patients with panic disorder: baseline differences between those who panic and those who do not.
    Depression and anxiety, 2008, Volume: 25, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Caffeine; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diso

2008
Auditory hallucinations during a caffeine challenge in a patient with panic disorder.
    Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2007, Oct-01, Volume: 31, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Caffeine; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Hallucinations; Humans; Male; Panic Disorder; Ps

2007
Panic disorder in pregnancy.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1994, Volume: 55, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Breast Feeding; Caffeine; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Panic Disorder; Parity; Pregnancy; Pre

1994
Somatic sensations, anxiety, and control in panic disorder.
    Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 1994, Volume: 25, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Agoraphobia; Anxiety; Arousal; Behavior Therapy; Caffeine; Combined Modality Therapy; Feeding

1994
Neurobiology of social phobia.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1993, Volume: 54 Suppl

    Topics: Animals; Caffeine; Depressive Disorder; Dexamethasone; Diagnosis, Differential; Dogs; Epinephrine; H

1993
Caffeine potentiation of taste in panic-disorder patients.
    Biological psychiatry, 1993, Feb-01, Volume: 33, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Agoraphobia; Caffeine; Drug Synergism; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Panic Disorder; Qui

1993
Electroencephalographic concomitants of a caffeine-induced panic reaction.
    The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 1993, Volume: 181, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Brain; Caffeine; Drinking; Electroencephalography; Female; Functional Laterality; Humans; Pan

1993
[Subcutaneous caffeine intoxication].
    Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 1999, Nov-20, Volume: 28, Issue:36

    Topics: Adolescent; Caffeine; Female; Humans; Injections, Subcutaneous; Panic Disorder; Poisoning

1999
Smoking in patients with panic disorder.
    Psychiatry research, 1992, Volume: 43, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Caffeine; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Michigan; Pa

1992
Sustained synergism by chronic caffeine of the motor control deficit produced by midazolam.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 1991, Volume: 40, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Caffeine; Discrimination Learning; Drug Synergism; Male; Midazolam; Panic Disorder; Psychom

1991