Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:646-648
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association
Lactate-induced panic in primary affective disorder
DS Cowley, SR Dager and DL Dunner
Intravenous sodium lactate was given to seven patients with primary
depression and secondary panic attacks and 26 patients with panic disorder
or agoraphobia with panic attacks. The two groups had similar rates of
panic response. These results challenge the diagnostic specificity of
lactate-induced panic.
