I think most people including the person who posted this and most posting in the thread have misunderstood what a panic attack is. First of all, a panic attack is not like ordinary anxiety. Getting nervous ahead of a meeting is not a panic attack. Sure sometimes people can get extremely nervous and have a panic attack at times like that, but people can also have a panic attack that seems to come out of the blue. So there are different causes and variations on panic attacks that people here seem to not be comprehending. There can be a number of completely physical rather than mental health issues that can cause panic attacks. Especially if you start getting panic attacks without a history of anxiety you need to carefully rule out those physical causes before you assume that you just need to meditate more or get CBT or something. And even if the cause is mental or psychological there are different types of panic attacks so CBT etc may not be effective and you or your friend may really need medication. Anyway just because you have gotten really nervous a few times don't assume that you understand someones condition well enough to give them medical advice especially if its to tell them to just meditate or somrthing.