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Causes Of Anxiety Attacks

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When a doctor is trying to determine the causes of a patient's anxiety attacks, he will assess environmental issues, traits in the person's personality, the patient's brain chemistry, any past traumas and the family medical history. Firstly, the environmental issues may include poverty, childhood/parental separation, overly strict parents, overly critical parents, excessive family conflicts, fearful parents, anxious parents and a lacking support system. Secondly, personality traits can include a feeling of lack of power, seeing the world as threatening, general low self-esteem/confidence and the inability to cope with everyday things. Thirdly, brain chemistry can include neurotransmitter imbalances (serotonin, epinephrine, GABA, etc.) and abnormal levels of cortisol (stress type hormone). Fourthly, family medical history can show a pattern of abuse (substance) and disorders (mood, anxiety, etc.) throughout generations, which shows some genetical disposition towards the anxiety attacks. Fifthly, past traumas can have a marked affect, including childhood events (the most damaging), abuse, natural disasters, crime, and war.

Once the cause has been determined for the anxiety attacks, the doctor will attempt to make a diagnosis. However, if the fifth most common causes are not triggering the anxiety attacks then the doctor will look at these other possibilities:

? Hypoglycemia ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Thyroid disorders ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Sleep disorders ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Adrenal disorders ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Diabetes ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Asthma ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Migraines ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Epilepsy ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Certain heart conditions ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Other psychiatric illnesses ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Caffeine/other stimulants ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Drugs ? heroin/cocaine/amphetamines ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Over-the-counter drugs such as anti-inflammatories, cold/cough/decongestants - ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Steroids (cortisone, prednisone, etc.) ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Weight loss drugs ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Birth control medicines ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Thyroid medications ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Inhalers/respiratory medications ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Herbal products ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? High /low blood pressure medications ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Alcohol withdrawal ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Ritalin ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Adderall ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Dexedrine ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Benzodiazepines withdrawal ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Ulcers ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Hypertension ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Asthma ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Chronic lung diseases ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Apnea/sleep apnea ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? IBS ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Chronic headaches ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Prolapsed of the mitral valve ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

? Chronic fatigue syndrome ? can trigger anxiety attacks under certain medical conditions

As with any condition, anxiety attacks have causes and triggers. You may only have suffered from one cause or as with many people, had the burden of many. However, the only way to resolve anxiety attacks is to seek medical help and get treated. Anxiety attacks are not a mental health issue, but could become so if you leave it to fester. Talk to the one person you can trust and do not be ashamed as you are definitely not alone.

Causes Of Anxiety Attacks

Most often people get anxiety attacks for reasons they do not know. They suddenly begin to feel agitated and nervous. At the same time they lose concentration in whatever it is they were doing, and the cause as to why they have these feelings, seems to be unidentifiable.

One of the most popular causes reported by many anxiety patients, is that a prolonged working pattern, and especially with computers later on leads to anxiety disorders. To combat this, the regular work pattern must be broken. This is the exact reason why regular breaks are made compulsory, for those who have to work such repetitive tasks.

Another possible cause for anxiety is losing our body control. When with company, the mere thought of losing control and the embarrassment that would follow by having an anxiety attack, triggers anxiety. This nervousness will slowly build up and will eventually grow to become an anxiety attack, and the reality of the attack will lead to a further magnification of the situation. Avoiding such thoughts can be difficult, one of the easiest things to do is to make yourself occupied and busy, this can hopefully make you forget.

Trauma from a past life can also be a cause for anxiety attacks. There are many cases where victims of anxiety usually have a history which leads them to this disorder. For example, a break up in the family of a growing child can have a lasting damaging effect on the child's life later on. In the future this traumatic even would eventually develop into anxiety and depression in the person's life.

If you look at the way many anxiety patients behave and observe them even closer as well as the behavioral patterns of their parents, then you would notice many similarities. Ninety percent of all cases usually come from a parent that suffers from anxiety disorder. This has led to the wide belief that anxiety may run in family genes, even though many agree that the family environment, a person grows up in plays the bigger role in this cause.

These are some of the many causes for anxiety disorders. Every person is unique so in order to deal with anxiety, it is best advised that you seek help from a medical professional. In this way they can help you identify the underlying cause of your anxiety and give you sound advice on dealing with it in the future.

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