the symptoms of panic attacks are dizziness,hot flushes etc?
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at
12:50 am
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When I had panic attacks a while ago, I usually had these symptoms:
-Very high heart rate, felt like my chest was going to explode.
-Feeling of breathlessness. Made me have a difficult time respirating, and so I would struggle for air.
-Numbness. I would usually feel numb in my wrists, neck, traps, and feet. After the attack, I would often feel very exhausted and fatigued in these areas.
-Increased body temperature. I’d usually begin sweating.
-Shakiness and dizziness- self-explanitory.
These attacks can really be awful….its like you uncontrollably begin suffering these things, and feel like you are gonna just pass out at any moment, but cant. Then, when its over with, its like a reaction to just start bawling and panicking.
Trust me you don’t want to ever experience a bad one, like CJ above said they can cause pain that makes you think ‘heart attack’. Symptoms can vary from slight to extream.
Yes, panic attacks are very real and and extremely frightening. Doctors are not sure exactly why they occur when someone feels anxious but when they do, they hit like a truck, and induce not only the laundry list of horribly uncomfortable physical symptoms of being in a situation of extreme primal fear, but also an uncontrollable psychological feeling of absolute terror that you can’t seem to make sense of and can’t make go away. You really feel as if you are completely losing your mind and are just going to pass out and die even as your logic tries to convince you that can’t happen and there is nothing to fear. And the only thing you can do is just try to breathe and wait for it to pass, which usually takes about 10-15 minutes or so and seems like an eternity at the time. It is one of the most terrifying things I personally have ever experienced.
I’ll try to sum everything up for you since I have an anxiety disorder.
Image yourself being in the worst possible situation for you. I can be in a room full of needles, being faced to face with a predator…anything that would an intense fear to you. Now, take those feeling of the situation, and place yourself in doing everyday tasks…like driving or being in a crowded room. You’re freaking out, but don’t why…and there really isn’t a reason why.
Believe me, the symptoms are completely REAL…and a full blown panic attack is just about the most horrible feeling in the world. All that it’s basically caused by is the “fight or flight” response being activated…meaning you have a huge increase in adrenaline rapidly instead of gradually. Blood flow is reduced from most parts of the body, and more is pumped into the biceps and legs, which causes the dizziness (from lack of blood and oxygen in the brain, though it’s extremely uncommon to actually pass out from a panic attack), hot flashes, and paleness of the face, hands and feet.
All of the symptoms are pretty close to those of a heart attack.
~Take Care~
Trust ME you REALLY feel all these symptoms!!! Sometimes it can be just one of them….Other times all of the symptoms at once!!! I have panic attacks and they SUCK!!! Sometimes I able to fight them off but trust me there is times I have to reach for my Meds!!!! Hopefully you NEVER experience one of these attacks BUT if you do I am POSITIVE that you wouldn’t be questioning if the symptoms are imaginary ones….