Symptoms of panic attack are numerous but include:
- Severe sweating
- Shortness of breath
- Racing heart
- Terrifying thoughts
- Extreme worried feeling
- Feeling of impending doom
- An unreal feeling
- Heightened senses
- Extreme anxiety or nervousness
Most panic attack symptoms last for around ten minutes. That can however, last as little 5 minutes. Typically, other psychological disorders are present with panic attacks.
Panic attacks are due to an underlying evolutionary response which is being trigger out of context. The "fight or flight" response occurs in response to danger, flooding your body with adrenaline. With panic attacks. this response is trigger without any obvious sign of danger.
Causes of Panic Attack
There are two categories of panic attack causes. The first is psychological, which includes a lack of assertiveness, phobias, a cautious view on the world and a significant life change. The second is pharmacological, with long-term use of drugs such as speed and marijuana becoming a major cause of panic attacks.
Panic attacks can also be symptom of other psychological disorders such as post traumatic stress or anxiety.
Panic Attack Treatment
One of the more successful treatments of panic attack is a combination of psychological and pharmacological remedies. That is, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) - a psychological techniques - and anti-anxiety drugs.
Finally, there are now dozens of products available to treat panic attacks which have been developed by people who have overcome the condition without drugs. These products typically come in home study form and allow individuals to learn how to treat their panic attack conditions in the comfort of their own home.
