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Anonymous
January 13th, 2017 8:09am
Everyone is different, but in general, there are physical symptoms and mental symptoms. The physical symptoms would be things like labored breathing or being short of breath, fast heartbeat, shaking, feeling either hot or cold, sweating or having chills, headache, muscle ache, an inability to sit still, some people even experience blurry vision. People often wring their hands or tap their feet or legs, or play with their hair or something as a response. The mental symptoms include feeling foggy, not being able to focus, feeling either extremely fatigued or extremely energetic, not being able to gather your thoughts and feeling like you're going to die or your world is falling apart. They're definitely a scary aspect of panic disorder.
Usually the main symptoms are feeling as if you're choking or short of breath, increased heart rate, hot or cold flashes, fear of dying or going crazy, abdominal discomfort, nausea, dizziness, and derealisation. Having four or more of these indicates a panic attack, which will often peak in under ten minutes, but can last longer. If you experience one to four symptoms, that can be indicative of a lesser symptom anxiety attack, which peaks anywhere between one and five minutes, and teen do be very short.
Anonymous
February 16th, 2017 6:53pm
Panic disorder is fairly common and affects about 6 million adults in the US .Symptoms and signs include palpitations ,shaking and chest pain .Panic attack usually reach their peak in 10 minutes most attacks end in 20 -30 minutes
palpitations, sweating, shortness of breath, chills or hot flushes, tingling, numbness, nausea, shaking or trembling, choking sensations, dizziness
Sweaty palms, shaking, elevated heart rate (the feeling as if your heart skipped a beat), shortness of breath, & sometimes weak legs (my legs usually give out)
Mainly, when you are having a panic attack, it all starts with overthinking every single thing that's going on in your life, you feel really overwhelmed with those thoughts. You may start shaking, sweating and sometimes being paralyzed - you can't move, can't speak.
Hyperventilation, dizziness, tunnel vision, chest pain, nausea, hot/cold flashes, sweating, Paresthesia (a tingling, burning or prickling sensation of the skin), fight or flight response, and lastly Derealization
I think panic attacks can vary a little sometimes, but some of the tell tale signs are feeling clammy, difficulty breathing, feeling like there's pressure on your chest area. For some people it can be difficult to talk at all during panic attacks, and sometimes you can experience the thoughts that are making you feel this anxiety repeating in your head.
I think it's important to remember when we feel like we're having a panic attack to focus on our breathing. Not only does that help combat one of the main symptoms, but it also gives us something other than our thoughts to concentrate on.
Raised heartbeat/irregular heartbeat, hyperventilating, sense of doom, sweating, and just an overall bad feeling.
shortness of breath, feeling hot, and/or flushed, fast speech, shaking, light headedness, dizziness, irritable, overwhelmed,
Anonymous
June 9th, 2017 10:02pm
The main symptoms of a panic attack include difficulty breathing, sweating, feeling too hot, nervousness/anxiety, feeling trapped, etc.
Shortness of breath, intense quick sharp chest pains, inability to change thinking path (only able to focus on the panic that is being felt).
The main symptoms of panic attacks are:
*Shortness of breath
*Struggling to breath
*Racing heart
*Fidgetiness (aka rapid/fast movements in the limbs.)
*Feelings of dizziness or like you're about to faint
If you experienced any of these, please reach out to a doctor and talk to someone about this experience as you may suffer from anxiety.
Difficulty breathing.
Pounding heart or chest pain.
Intense feeling of dread.
Shortness of breath.
Sensation of choking or smothering.
Dizziness or feeling faint.
Trembling or shaking.
Sweating.
Anonymous
June 16th, 2017 5:47am
Trouble breathing, quick/racing heartbeat, sweating, sleepiness, dizziness, and could possibly lead to asthma attack.
The main symptoms of panic attacks are hyperventilation, dizziness, tunnel vision, chest pain, nausea, hot/cold flashes, sweating, parethesia (the sensation of tingling), fight of flight response, and derealisation. Panic attacks are different from everyone. Personally. I start to tremble but it depends on severity as well. Hope this was helpful.
shortness of breath, heart beating fast, sweating (especially palms and toes), tight knots in chest, feeling nervous, nausea , dizziness and probably if you think you are having one
Anonymous
July 2nd, 2017 1:11am
The main symptoms of panic attacks can inclide rapid heart beat, sweaty palms, fast breathing, trembling, and more. It really depends on the person.
Feeling like your heart is beating super fast, sweating, shacking, heavy breathing, feeling dizzy and wanting to get out could be some symptoms of a panic attack, but everyone is different!
Frequently, panic attacks are a conjugation of increased heart beat, cold sweating, sweaty palms, hyperventilation, accompanied by a sense of 'thinking narrowness', where suddenly you start to loose a mindful approach to your surroundings and begin to be extremely focused on a given behavioural trigger.
Sweating, quickened heartbeat, shaky hands, stirring around, enlarged pupils, heavy breathing, shakiness.
Racing heart is the first common symptom
Feeling weak, faint, or dizzy.
Tingling or numbness in the hands and fingers.
Sense of terror, or impending doom or death.
Feeling sweaty or having chills.
Chest pains.
Breathing difficulties.
Feeling a loss of control.
Anonymous
November 10th, 2017 6:45am
Difficulty in breathing and increased heart-rate. You sometimes feel like choking as though there's something blocking your throat or it's simplu swollen. You find that you can keep your breath longer than it's normal! And if it continues for a while, your limbs start trembling on their own accord and it's hard to stop them. Sometimes telling yourself that this is not going to kill me or no one has died from panic attacks, can prevent you from extra panicking then gradually you will calm down.
Your heart is beating faster, sweating, harder to breathe, it can feel like you're being suffocated.
I have had alot of stress, thought i was having heart attacks ecg clear 3x after 3 yrs of suffering the doctors said i have anxiety. I get strange pains in my chest, burning feeling in arms, blurry vision sore eyes anxiety and stress are the worse things ive ever experienced
Panic attacks are really scary. You might have rushed heartbeats, sweaty hands and problems breathing.
Anonymous
November 16th, 2017 9:29pm
there are a lot of both common and uncommon symptoms of a panic attack. A few can include feeling weak, faint, or dizzy, feeling sweaty or having chills, breathing difficulties, etc. If you'd like more information about panic attacks, check out this link.
http://www.anxietycentre.com/panic-attack-symptoms.shtml
having a hard time breathing, hard time staying still/ constantly fidgeting, heart racing, chest gets tight, and you can sometimes feel like you have the butterflies
Anonymous
November 19th, 2017 6:54am
I have increase in heart beat, laboured breathing, shakking body, while i lay down on bed...
Sweaty palms, increased heart rate, quick and shallow breathing, hyperventilation, anxious, racing thoughts.
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