[GrigoriyMikh]

10 years in. I started to have panic attacks last year. Took a a few 2 weeks vacations. They help only temporarily. Now i'm out of vacations, trapped in a foreign country without usual citizen rights to take a many-months break from work and without an option to return home(because of war). Feel trapped without any light ahead.

[bitL]

Try megadosing B1 (2000mg), B2 (1000mg+) and take NAD+ boosters like Niagen (300mg) for a month - a few of my friends/colleagues recovered from burnout/panic attacks with these. Your body needs NAD+ and B1 for energy, your brain needs FAD+ and B1 for energy (FAD+ comes from B2). You might be just low on basic energy elements and replenishing those might help you quickly. In general, it's a good idea to add multivitamin/multimineral as well and for B1 a bit of glucose as well (sugar/sweets).

[GrigoriyMikh]

Thanks! I will read on these things first.

You mentioned glucose -- actually i feel much less anxious right after i eat something sweet.

[pflanze]

Magnesium supplements might be helpful, too. They helped me be calmer and to think more clearly again in a bad time in my life.

[bitL]

Also, I forgot to mention avoid sun exposure when taking B2 as it reacts with sunlight producing toxic substances in the skin. Winter seems ideal for taking it.

Iron is also helping tired people but nobody knows why, so you might try that as well (for a short time period).

[goodpoint]

This are very strong claims. Got any reliable research papers to share?

[minihat]

This is an ancient proverb and a cliche, yet sometimes it helps me to remember it: The night is always darkest before the dawn.