- Panic attacks and panic disorder - Symptoms and causes
Overview A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause Panic attacks can be very frightening When panic attacks occur, you might think you're losing control, having a heart attack or even dying
- What is a panic attack? - Mayo Clinic News Network
A panic attack is an episode of intense fear with an abrupt onset, lasting from several minutes to up to an hour It has many mental and physical symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness, chest pain and a sense of pending doom
- Anxiety disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Panic disorder involves repeated episodes of sudden feelings of intense anxiety and fear or terror that reach a peak within minutes (panic attacks) You may have feelings of impending doom, shortness of breath, chest pain, or a rapid, fluttering or pounding heart (heart palpitations)
- Panic attacks and panic disorder - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Your panic attacks aren't caused by drugs or other substance use, a medical condition, or another mental health condition, such as social phobia or obsessive-compulsive disorder If you have panic attacks but not a diagnosed panic disorder, you can still benefit from treatment
- Agoraphobia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
A panic attack is a sudden feeling of extreme fear that reaches a peak within a few minutes and triggers a variety of intense physical symptoms You might think that you're totally losing control, having a heart attack or even dying
- How do you know youre having a panic attack - Mayo Clinic Connect
My panic attacks have the following symptoms: overwhelming fear that I am in some sort of danger, profuse sweating, racing heart, desire to just make it stop somehow because it feels so awful, shakes and tremors, inability to think rationally, and nausea
- Generalized anxiety disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Generalized anxiety disorder has symptoms that are similar to panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other types of anxiety, but they're all different conditions
- Panic Attack? - Mayo Clinic Connect
There are medications to help manage panic attacks and high anxiety I’ve had panic attacks since I was young and they worsened during my pregnancy (hormone changes seem to make them worse)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - Symptoms and causes
Many other traumatic events also can lead to PTSD, such as fire, natural disaster, mugging, robbery, plane crash, torture, kidnapping, a life-threatening medical diagnosis, a terrorist attack, and other extreme or life-threatening events
- Specific phobias - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Feel intense fear, anxiety and panic right away when exposed to or even thinking about what causes your fear Know that your fears are not reasonable or not as big as you think they are, but you cannot control them
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