PANIC ATTACKS AND THEIR CAUSES:

We all know about anxiety, which is an emotional pain due to constant fear or worry. When the anxiety is at a very high level the stage is known as panic attack. Panic attacks were previously thought as nerves or stress but they are now recognized as a real medical condition. Although panic attacks can considerably affect your quality of life, treatment can be very effective. People who have had one panic attack are at greater risk for having more panic attacks than those who have never had a panic attack. When the attacks occur time after time, a person is thought to have a disorder known as panic disorder.

Symptoms include rapid heart rate, feeling weak, pale or dizzy, itchy or numbness in the hands and fingers, shaking or trembling, sense of terror or approaching doom or death, feeling perspiring or having chills, ringing in your ears, a need to go to the toilet, headache, tightness in the throat, respiratory disorder that is hyperventilation, urge to vomit, hot flashes, trouble swallowing food or water, cramps in the abdomen, chest pains, breathing difficulties and feeling a loss of control.

Symptoms last for ten minutes mostly and you will feel tired after a panic attack. Sometimes, the symptoms of a panic attack can be so strong they can make you feel like you are having a heart attack. However, it is significant to be aware that symptoms such as a racing heartbeat or shortness of breath will not cause you to have a heart attack. During a panic attack your symptoms can feel so intense and out of your control that you may feel disconnected from the state, your body and your environment.

There's no sure way to prevent panic attacks or panic disorder. However, these recommendations may help.

Get treatment for panic attacks as soon as possible to help stop them from getting worse or becoming more frequent.

Stick with your treatment plan to help prevent relapses or worsening of panic attack symptoms.

Get regular physical activity, which may play a role in protecting against anxiety