| If one suddenly experiences intense anxiety along with | | | | message is believed to be one of the panic attacks |
| feelings of fear and apprehension along with sweating, | | | | causes. |
| accelerated heartbeat, shaking and trembling, | | | | 6) Phobia: When people get exposed to phobic |
| palpitations, short of breath, Nausea or stomach | | | | situations, then a panic attack could get triggered. |
| cramps, choking sensation, Chills or hot flashes, tingling | | | | 7) Situational: If a person is agoraphobic he can have |
| in the toes and fingers, fear of losing control and going | | | | situational panic attacks. In agoraphobia a person fears |
| crazy, these are all panic attacks symptoms. | | | | public places, crowds, crowded escalators, cinema |
| Amongst several panic attacks causes, the top 10 | | | | halls etc. |
| causes are Genetic, Biological, Environmental, | | | | 8) Chest Breathing: When people are anxious they |
| Medication, Hyperventilation, Phobia, Situational, Chest | | | | breathe rapidly with breaths coming from the chest. |
| Breathing, Pharmacological and Fight-or-flight response. | | | | This type of breathing is called thoracic or chest |
| Each of these causes are explained in brief below: | | | | breathing. This type of breathing upsets the oxygen |
| 1) Genetic or Heredity: People who have family history | | | | and carbon dioxide levels in the body thus causing |
| of panic disorder do stand a chance of getting panic | | | | accelerated heartbeat, palpitations and dizziness, which |
| attacks. Here inheritance genes do play a key role. | | | | are key panic attacks causes. |
| 2) Biological: Our brain contains millions of chemical | | | | 9) Pharmacological: Many stimulants and depressants |
| messengers or neurotransmitters communicating with | | | | like caffeine, alcohol, nicotine and many others |
| each other. As per one theory, any imbalance of these | | | | pharmacologically trigger panic attacks and are |
| chemical messengers causes panic attacks. | | | | considered to be some of the common panic attacks |
| 3) Environmental: Amongst all the panic attacks | | | | causes. |
| causes, this factor is an important one. Factors like | | | | 10) Fight-or-flight response: As per this theory when |
| childhood abuse, overprotective parents, stressful | | | | people perceive threat then psychological and physical |
| upbringing, insecurity and children following parents | | | | changes happen which readies a person to fight or |
| anxious behaviors are key factors. | | | | flee. |
| 4) Medication: A lot of medicines cause increased | | | | According to many experts a combination of several |
| anxiety in the beginning. Panic attacks due to medicines | | | | panic attacks causes are responsible for triggering |
| may be temporary or may continue for long. In case | | | | panic attacks. According to studies almost 90 % of the |
| panic attacks continue for long, change of medicine is | | | | panic attacks can be solved if appropriate panic |
| the best solution. | | | | attacks cure is provided. Key to panic disorder |
| 5) Hyperventilation: During breathing if there is change | | | | treatment is believed to be the study of behavioral and |
| in the mix of carbon dioxide and oxygen, a message is | | | | thought processes. |
| sent to the brain about possible suffocation. This | | | | |