Panic attacks, the mere mention of them can set one off, the feeling of being out of control, heart racing, breathing fast and shallow, severe apprehension, and the fear that death may be close. It is estimated that one out of three people can expect to experience a panic attack in their lifetime. Millions of people suffer from a broad spectrum of panic disorders ranging from debilitating anxiety and accompanying fear of being in public to a single incidence of a panic attack. Agorophobia and panic attacks are frequently suffered together with approximately one third of those afflicted by panic attacks developing the fear of leaving the home, agorophobia.