The signs of a panic attack are the most subtle that you will experience. You will be unaware that you are having an attack until you actually ask your doctor and the signs are explained fully to you.
Every day hundreds of people suffer from this debilitating condition, in every possible situation, unexpectedly, while out walking, shopping, driving or even while cooking. Everyone, including you, can have panic attack signs while carrying out everyday tasks. The attacks can occur anywhere and at anytime but you may not be able to recognise the problem when it is actually happening. Below are some facts to illustrate the panic attack symptoms and signs which will lead you to understand the condition better.
How can I recognize panic attack symptoms?
Panic attacks vary from person to person as do the symptoms associated with them. That said, there are many common symptoms experienced by most sufferers. These common symptoms include heart palpitations, dizziness, cold sweats, diarrhea and gasping for breath. All these symptoms, you will agree, seem to point to something adrift in the health system. You would not suspect that the cause could be your innermost, deep rooted fears.
Will you describe the symptoms? How long do they last?
The above common symptoms usually manifest themselves suddenly. You can be feeling fine and perfectly calm one minute then, seemingly for no reason, you feel the symptoms coming upon you. When the panic attacks strike, although overwhelming, they are short-lived and only continue for up to several minutes and then fade away.
What follows when the symptoms begin to subside?
Usually the first signs and symptoms are often ignored. Because they are short lived episodes sufferers tend not be too concerned and would normally simply stop what they are doing and take a break until the signs subside. Once the attack has run its course they would continue to do what they were before its onset. The rest of their day can pass unremarkably and the attack can be forgotten temporarily until it returns and is experienced again.
Once they become more frequent is usually the point when sufferers would normally visit their doctor for a health check up to stop the attacks re-occurring.Their reasoning would be because they mistake the attacks for another health problem. They don’t fully realise the episodes are caused by their own thought process. A deep subconscious fear of something is the usual reason why attacks occur.
What action should be taken?
Doctors and researchers recommend addressing the deep rooted causes that are causing the attacks. This involves finding out the reason for the attack, what sparks them off, pinpointing the cause and then addressing it. This isn’t as easy as it sounds as the signs of panic attacks are usually tied up with either having, or developing a fear over nothing in particular. Most sufferers feel the very real fear but don’t know and can’t explain why they do. This circle will usually follow with two or more panic attack signs.