What are the main symptoms of panic attacks?
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Nakuu
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Dec 18, 2015
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Your heart starts to race, you begin to excessively sweat and possibly will get dizzy. Nausea is also a part of this.
Anonymous
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Dec 19, 2015
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Whenever I have a panic attack, it always starts with shaking. My hands start shaking and then the rest of my body follows suit. And if nothing calms me down, it starts getting harder and harder to breathe, until suddenly, I'm crying or getting sick to my stomach. It feels almost like a heart attack.
becauseimhere
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Dec 19, 2015
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A full-blown panic attack includes a combination of the following signs and symptoms:
Shortness of breath or hyperventilation.
Heart palpitations or a racing heart.
Chest pain or discomfort.
Trembling or shaking.
Choking feeling.
Feeling unreal or detached from your surroundings.
Sweating.
Nausea or upset stomach.
Kenzielynn
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Dec 20, 2015
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Some of the symptoms I/or someone else I know have experienced are a racing heart rate, hyperventilating and hands and feet go tingly.
Bobcott
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Dec 22, 2015
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When I experienced my panic attack, I had dizziness, heart palpitation, fatigue and rapid breathing. Although I've never experienced a heart attack, I think it feels similar to one.
Anonymous
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Dec 24, 2015
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Feeling like you need air.
Sweat
Fast Heart Beating
Dizziness
Fuzzy sight
Thoughts of death
Nothing make sense.
Anonymous
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Dec 24, 2015
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Well their are symptoms for diffrent people. But for many it is a speeding up of you heart and breath. Somtimes you can get shaky and dizzy.
kthepoet13
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Dec 25, 2015
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Panic attacks can have several different symptoms. Initially you think of hyperventilating, hysterical crying, that sort of thing. Still, panic attacks begin when your brain is convinced that it is in danger. Due to this, your "flight-or-fight" response is triggered. In other words, it really depends on the situation on which symptoms show up. Sometimes it's having trouble breathing, shaking, rapid heart beat. While some people may experience a rapid heart beat, sweating, becoming pale and just freezing in place. It really just depends on the person and the situation.
StormyAngles18
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Dec 25, 2015
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The main symptoms of panic attacks are...
1)sweaty palms/hands
2)fast heart rate/pulse
3)heavy and fast breathing
4) shakiness
5)sweating
royalSun94
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Dec 26, 2015
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Spike in adrenaline, fear or stress in no prewarning if this was not the first PA. Regular medications are not effective, a benzodiazapam will help calm the attack. Racing thoughts and psychosis are accomanied during and after a PA. Heart palpatations are prevelant and so are thoughts of dying from the PA.
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