What are the symptoms of a panic attack and what does it feel like?
Posted on Nov 08, 2008 under panic attack symptoms |
Sweaty palms, feeling like you might go crazy or insane, pounding heart or rapid heart beat, slurred speach, nervousness, hot flashes..Feelings of doom for no real reason
November 6th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Sweaty palms, feeling like you might go crazy or insane, pounding heart or rapid heart beat, slurred speach, nervousness, hot flashes..Feelings of doom for no real reason
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November 6th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Panic attacks are sudden, discrete periods of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.
Experiencing a panic attack is said to be one of the most intensely frightening, upsetting and uncomfortable experiences of a person’s life.
Sufferers of panic attacks often report a fear or sense of dying, “going crazy”, or experiencing a heart attack or “flashing vision”, feeling faint or nauseous, response)heavy breathing, or losing control of themselves. These feelings may provoke a strong urge to escape or flee the place where the attack began (a consequence of the sympathetic “fight or flight”.
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November 6th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
First getting nauseas and like you’re going to faint. Then, numbness, tingling, shaking, fast heartbeat, sweating, can’t speak, feeling of loneliness…it was bad in the beginning but got better within 2 hours.
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i have panic disorder
November 6th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
1] Physical anxiety symptoms include:
Tremors
Muscle Tension
Fatigue
Insomnia
Frequent Urination Or Diarrhea
Difficulty Breathing Or Shortness Of Breath
A Choking Sensation
Having Trouble Swallowing
Chest Pains Or Racing Heart
Shaking And Unsteadiness
Breaking Out In A Sweat
Dizziness Or Lightheaded
Feeling The Need To Throw Up
Chills
Headache
Hot Flashes
Stomach Upset Or Cramps
2] Emotional anxiety symptoms include:
Feeling Out Of Control
A Strong Urge To Flee Or Escape A Place
Feelings Of Fear And Apprehension
Trouble Concentrating
A Sudden Fear Of Dying Or Going Crazy
Feeling Tense And Jumpy
Anticipating Something Bad
Irritability
Restlessnes
Looking For Danger Signs
Avoiding Situations Out Of Fear
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http://www.panicyl.com/Anxiety_Symptoms.html
November 6th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called “St John’s Wort” - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that “learned behavior” in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
Extracted from Source.
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http://PanicAttackResearch.blogspot.com