Panic anxiety attack can be horrible. The experience cannot be felt by someone who does not suffer from the condition as it is only one with this problem that can tell how awful it gets. The attack is so uncomfortable and horrible that the sufferer gets ready to do anything to get over it. Studies have proved that people can go any length to get rid of future attacks. Such is the fear of Panic anxiety attack

However, the good news is that people have a lot of options today to come over the problem. Most of these treatment options are awesome and one can easily resort to a normal life again. Medical experts feel that Panic anxiety attack can be treated effectively without any complication to face in the long run if diagnosed at an early stage.

The reason why most people are forced to live with the conditions lifelong is that they never through of taking expect assistance to come over this problem. They never bothered to keep tabs on the symptoms and failed to get a treatment on time.

Hence, it is important to have in-depth knowledge about the symptoms of Panic anxiety attack. This will help you know about the trigger of the disease.

Here are the symptoms to keep in mind:

a) Skin losing color or blanching

A person with panic anxiety disorder tends to face several situations where he needs to ‘fight or flight’. When blood is diverted to the muscles during such a response, the fine blood vessels of the skin receives reduced blood flow. Hence, it is unable give healthy pink color and tends to lose this color. The symptom is not dangerous and may return back to normal once the body comes out of the attack.

b) Shaking or shivering

This is a normal symptom when a person is nervous. One may also experience drop in body temperature.

c) Sweating

This results due to the heated up body during an attack.

d) Sexual dysfunction

Patients with Panic anxiety attack may experience failure to achieve or maintain an erection.

e) Rapid gastric emptying

This is quite an unpleasant side effect of Panic anxiety attack. One tends to feel full early while having a meal. This also results in diarrhea and quick emptying of digestive System.

f) Shortness of breath

One of the most common and distressing symptoms is smothering sensation and shortness of breath. One may feel that the chest is unable to expand enough to take air or as if someone is pushing a pillow against face.

g) Chest pain

This is quite scary and often caused by muscle tension during an attack.

h) Racing heart or slow heart beat:

Anxiety tends to release adrenaline in to blood stream. This races heart and one may feel missing beats.

i) Lump in throat and difficulty swallowing

During an attack, throat muscles contract and result in lump in throat and difficulty swallowing.

Other symptoms to watch out for:

• Sweating
• Neck and shoulder pain and numbness  in face or head
• Indigestion
• Diarrhea
• Constipation.
• Urinary tract infection
• Dry mouth
• Skin rashes
• Insomnia
• Electric shock feeling all over the body
• Nightmares
• Tingling in hands or feet
• Weakness in arms
• Nightmares
• Aggression
• Losing control
• Symptoms of flu
• Sore eyes
• Distorted vision
• Disturbed hearing
• Hormone problems
• Hallucinations
• Headaches
• Hyperactivity
• Depersonalization

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