Panic attacks are nasty conditions that more and more people in our faced-paced world suffer in a lot more frequency than they used to 10 years ago.
This may be due to the hectic pace by which we live our lives - unfortunately it is not so easy to determine the root cause of panic attacks as the trigger differs from person to person.
This difference in triggers is also responsible for the various "false" symptoms of other related illnesses that are rampantly experienced.
These range from heart attacks to asthmatic attacks.
So how then can you really tell if you are experiencing a panic attack? If you are having a panic attack you may experience shortness of breath, a rapidly pounding heart, nausea, or chest pain.
Once you experience any combination of these symptoms, you need to go see your doctor to confirm that what you are having is a panic attack, especially if you have never had an attack before - this will help you correctly identify your condition if you experience an attack in future.
Other symptoms that you might experience include a chocking sensation, dizziness, a tight feeling in your chest, and unsteady feet/walk, a tingling sensation and numbness in your hands and feet, a flushed face, or you may break into a sweat.
You may also "suddenly" develop a fear for something which you may be unaware of; like a fear for escalators, heights, or elevators.
They source of your panic attacks, or the root cause, or the trigger, may not be readily obvious - it may be caused by stress at your work place, or worry over how to pay future bills, or a number of other things.
Whatever the cause, your main goal should be to understand how these attacks affect you so that you can be better prepared to relieve it when it occurs again.
This may be due to the hectic pace by which we live our lives - unfortunately it is not so easy to determine the root cause of panic attacks as the trigger differs from person to person.
This difference in triggers is also responsible for the various "false" symptoms of other related illnesses that are rampantly experienced.
These range from heart attacks to asthmatic attacks.
So how then can you really tell if you are experiencing a panic attack? If you are having a panic attack you may experience shortness of breath, a rapidly pounding heart, nausea, or chest pain.
Once you experience any combination of these symptoms, you need to go see your doctor to confirm that what you are having is a panic attack, especially if you have never had an attack before - this will help you correctly identify your condition if you experience an attack in future.
Other symptoms that you might experience include a chocking sensation, dizziness, a tight feeling in your chest, and unsteady feet/walk, a tingling sensation and numbness in your hands and feet, a flushed face, or you may break into a sweat.
You may also "suddenly" develop a fear for something which you may be unaware of; like a fear for escalators, heights, or elevators.
They source of your panic attacks, or the root cause, or the trigger, may not be readily obvious - it may be caused by stress at your work place, or worry over how to pay future bills, or a number of other things.
Whatever the cause, your main goal should be to understand how these attacks affect you so that you can be better prepared to relieve it when it occurs again.
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