Panic attack describes a group of symptoms that can experienced by someone when under extreme anxiety. A panic attack can be highly frightening and distressing and can come on suddenly without an apparent reason. During a panic attack, you can experience intense physiological and psychological reactions.
Common symptoms of a panic attack include:
- Heart palpitations/ racing heart
- Sweating
- Shortness of breath or smothering
- Choking sensation
- Chest pain
- Dry mouth
- Nausea
- Feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed, or faint
- Chills
- Hot flushes
- Shaky limbs
- Numbness or tingling sensations
- Bowel movement
- Derealization (feelings of unreality) or depersonalization (being detached from oneself)
- Fear of losing control or ‘going crazy’
- Fear of imminent death
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