| A panic attack is a state of fear that results from the | | | | never wants to venture outside their living quarters. |
| perception of a real or imagined threat, event or | | | | During these occurrences the nerves tell the brain |
| situation. For those not afflicted with this condition, it | | | | what it should be feeling under certain conditions and |
| can be difficult to realize the terrifying nature of these | | | | the brain responds accordingly. If the nerve signal is |
| experiences of extreme anxiety. Persons suffering | | | | tired and anxious, it becomes confused, and the brain |
| from panic attacks feel extreme dizziness, blurred | | | | may interpret it negatively and the symptoms and |
| vision, and feeling of breathlessness. These are some | | | | anxiety are caused by misinterpreted nerve impulses |
| of the common symptoms. Many times the person | | | | resulting in confused bodily sensations. |
| does not understand that they may be suffering from | | | | Fortunately, the symptoms are essentially harmless. |
| this serious and debilitating psychological condition. The | | | | The downside of physical panic attack symptoms are |
| threat of losing complete control feels tangibly real | | | | that the body will feel tired and shaky after the |
| when experiencing a terrifying panic induce | | | | episode. The person may feel like they've just |
| breakdown. | | | | undergone extreme physical diversion. The body may |
| The physical cause during the panic attack episode is | | | | feel tired or achy from the side effects of the panic |
| that the body generates increasing levels of adrenaline.. | | | | attack. Most of the people suffering from panic |
| The physical symptoms of panic are shortness of | | | | attacks complain of general fatigue or body ache. |
| breath, sweating, trembling, heart palpitations, | | | | Muscle tension can cause pain or sensations of |
| accelerated heart rate, nausea or stomach, chills or hot | | | | tightness anywhere in the body; most common are |
| flashes. This physical reaction causes psychological | | | | pains in the chest, neck and shoulders. The feelings of |
| imbalances such as fear of losing control, a feeling that | | | | heaviness in the chest may cause shortness of breath. |
| one is "going crazy", feeling s of impending death, and | | | | Migraines can be caused due to pain in the muscular |
| feelings of terrible uncertainty. A typical episode is an | | | | tissues of the neck and back. It can also cause the |
| intense experience lasting anywhere from a few | | | | head to feel tender or painful. It is possible that the |
| minutes to as much as a half-hour. Eventually, the | | | | face or scalp can feel numb affecting the sensations |
| panicky feelings subside, the adrenaline surge | | | | around eye, in the cheek, face and jaw. This happens |
| diminishes, and the psychological symptoms return to | | | | due to the muscular tension causing improper |
| normal. | | | | circulation of blood through the blood vessels in the |
| Attacks can be so frightening, that the thought of | | | | neck. |
| having another one can negatively effect the person's | | | | Whatever panic attack symptoms the sufferer feels, |
| subconscious. This fear of losing control can eventually | | | | they should remember that is not a disease rather it is |
| lead to multiple instances which may lead to the | | | | a mental disorder. Therefore, it is necessary to know |
| destructive condition called Agoraphobia where on | | | | the causes to control or manage this kind of disorder. |