Panic Attack Symptoms
March 5, 2009
Stop Panic Attacks By Recognizing The Symptoms Panic attacks usually don’t have warning signs and really don’t have any triggers that let you know they are about to happen. They come upon their victim suddenly and without notice or warning of the terror they are about to endure. These sudden attacks can happen anywhere and at anytime, even while one is sleeping.
Someone experiencing a panic attack may feel like they are having a heart attack and even feel like they are about to die. Yes, this horror is all to real to someone experiencing a panic attack.
The terrifying experiences felt during a panic attack are disproportional to the reality of what is going on and the attack is often unrelated to what is happening around the victim.
Many people who experience panic attacks speak of many of the following symptoms of panic attacks either severally or collectively:
Commonly Stated Panic Attack Symptoms
- “racing” heart
- feeling weak, faint, or dizzy
- Tingling or numbness in the hands and fingers
- Sense of terror, of impending doom or death
- Feeling sweaty or having chills
- Chest pains
- Breathing difficulties
- Feeling a loss of control
As terrifying as they are and as sudden as they begin, panic attacks normally subside very quickly and are generally brief, lasting less than ten minutes, although some of the symptoms may persist for a longer time. People who have had one panic attack are at greater risk for having subsequent panic attacks than those who have never experienced a panic attack.
People who have become susceptible to panic attacks and have them repeatedly are often diagnosed with Panic Disorder. This diagnosis is a serious one. A person diagnosed with a panic disorder may become very anxious and fearful as the fear of not knowing when the attack will occur becomes increasingly hard to deal with.
Panic Disorder affects women twice as much as it does men and their symptoms as shown above usually start occuring in their early adult years. Overall, nearly 2.5 million people are afflicted with varying degrees of Panic Disorder. The onset of panic attacks is most likely to occur between the ages of 18-54 and recent studies say that panic attacks impact approximately 1.7% of the American population.
In Order To Stop Panic Attacks Understand What Causes Them
What casues panic attacks and Panic Disorders? No one knows for sure exactly. Some studies indicate major life changes such as marriage, divorce, having a baby, marital stress and death can be triggers. Some people have been found to have a panic attack triggered because of new jobs, or moving to a new home. There is also some evidence that states that panic attacks are hereditary in nature.
Panic attacks and Panic Disorder are not to be taken lightly by any means. Some who suffer from panic attacks have also suffered from depressions, alcohol or drug abuse and may have at times suicidal tendencies.
If you are suffering from panic attacks, please understand that panic attack treatment varies from natural remedies, to psychoterapy, to medication..or any combination therof.
There is hope and treatment available for those who have panic attacks. You are not alone.
Hope this helps you Stop Panic attack
