Panic Attack Symptoms

What is panic disorder?

Panic attacks are excessive sign of the anxiety and can take place once, twice or if panic disorder happens then it becomes habitual.

Panic disorder is a situation in which a anxiety or powerful fear occur without any warning. This is called as panic attack and these lasts from some minutes to some hours. Panic attack may happen once in a while or may take place quite often. There are no any specific causes for this.

Panic Attack Types:

Following are three types of panic attacks:

Spontaneous Panic Attacks:

Spontaneous panic attacks takes place without any warning or without specific channel. These panic attacks are non predictable and can present them any time creating hard for sufferer.

In case of "limited symptoms" spontaneous panic attack, it gives just few symptoms or present full scale of possible thoughts, symptoms and sensations.

Specific Panic Attacks:

Specific panic attacks show themselves as being exposed to phobia or particular catalyst. Many particular phobia sufferers get knowledge of specific panic attacks when they are tackled with a spider such as going on airplane or standing on highest place.

Situational Panic Attacks:

Mostly among the sufferers of agoraphobia, situational panic attacks may occur. Many sufferers of panic attack discover the confinement of an elevator or an airplane too much for handling and will avoid all these situations for preventing the panic attacks. But this is not a practical solution always for controlling the panic, especially when you working on the top floor of twenty storey building.

Causes of panic attacks:

Normal alarm system of the body, physical and mental mechanism allows to a person to give response to a threat, when there is no any danger. Scientists do not understand why this happen and why some peoples are more vulnerable than the others. This panic disorder has been originated to run in families, and this is because of inheritance that plays a powerful role in identifying who will be affected. Some of the people, who have no family history regarding this disease, may also develop it. The first panic attack causes the physical illness, life stress and medications that raise the activities in brain part involving the fear reaction. In women, at the time of pregnancy raise in frequency of panic attack has been seen.

Panic Attack Symptoms:

raging heartbeat
terror that is almost paralyzing
difficulty breathing, feeling as though you 'can't get enough air
nervous, shaking, stress
trembling, sweating, shaking
fearful that you're going to go crazy or are about to die
heart palpitation, feeling of dread
dizziness, lightheadedness or nausea
tingling in fingers or toes ('pins and needles')
choking, chest pains, distress
fear, fright, afraid, anxious
hot flashes, or sudden chills

Those persons who experiences the severe and repetitive panic attacks simple have the panic attacks. Some persons may experience the distressing or bothersome panic attack side effects. This series commonly occurs as given below:

Before the few weeks or months of first panic attack, sometimes there are minor symptoms such as heart beats becomes rapid.
When first major panic attacks occur, the person looking for emergence medical treatment at that time. The initial examination is generally normal.
If panic attack remains continued then person looking for further medical treatment which is inconclusive. Many of the suffers of panic attack go for some months or for some years before getting the proper diagnosis and at that time may be seen to number of psychologists, physicians or to the counselors.
The person who suffering from Panic Anxiety Disorder may started to avoid particular activities because it occurs to them and dangerous panic attacks when engaged in that activity.
Tendenciesof avoiding everyday life circumstances which may increase every day life and extends more activities. This behavior of avoidance is known as agoraphobia. Person suffering from Panic Anxiety Disorder have to avoid the places, circumstances or the activities which are given below:
- Shopping malls
- Restaurants
- Department stores
- Meetings
- Being alone
- Classes
- Church
- Elevators
- Driving
- Airplanes
After some months or some years of avoidance behavior or continuous panic attacks, the Panic Anxiety Disorder sufferer may become physically or psychologically depressed and demoralized.

Some of the sufferer turns towards the alcohol for attempting to self medicate or reducing the panic attack symptoms. Due to this life of patient becomes dangerous and have to take the suitable treatment.

Treatments for Panic Attack:

The cause for the panic attack is not obvious, therefore panic attack treatment is different for different person. Generally it involves cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, or the medication. Alternative treatments which are used from that medication and relaxation therapy are used for relaxation of the body and reduce anxiety.

Psychotherapy helps and supports for minimizing the anxiety of panic attack symptoms and some of the times clearing the disorder. Recurring attacks may need extra measures.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps to the people that how to deal with panic attack symptoms and this is done using the techniques like breathing and muscle relaxation. They also give assurance that panic attack will not direct towards the catastrophic events, because many people fearing for occurrence of heart attack.

Antidepressants, like Tofranil, help for reducing the anxiety and severity and frequency of panic attacks. More normally used medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SSRIs such as Paxil, Prozac, Lexapro, Celexa, and the Zoloft. These drugs are considered the primary line of treatment for the panic disorder. In starting of the medication therapy, anti-anxiety medications such as Klonopin, Xanax, and the Ativan are must be provided.

The things like alcohol, caffeine, and the illicit drugs can become the panic attacks, so these things should be avoided. For organizing the panic attack other tips includes such as do aerobic exercise and stress-management techniques like yoga and deep breathing. These activities are helpful for reducing the severity and frequency of the panic attacks.

Panic disorder patient may also required treatment on emotional problem also. Depression is connected with the panic disorder, as having drug abuse and alcohol. The people suffering from panic attack may also do the attempt of suicide. Unfortunately, many peoples suffering from panic attacks don't take or receive the medical treatment.

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