Do you know what is a panic attack or what it feels like to suffer from having a panic attack? The feeling of having a heart attack or dying is terrifying and real to a large percent of the population that suffer from panic attacks. These attacks are spontaneous and often random occurrences that sometimes present themselves with classic heart attack symptoms.
Many experts agree that panic attacks are related to the flight or fight response humans instinctively have in extreme circumstance; panic attack sufferers experience this reaction out of context. The body is overwhelmed and flooded with the adrenaline hormone during the attack which translates into an intense and highly upsetting episode.
Often times there are no obvious triggers and the person experiencing the attack is left wondering what they did to bring it on or how they could have prevented it. First time sufferers often call for emergency aid as they truly believe they are dying.
Panic attacks can last as long as thirty minutes or as short as fifteen seconds. Other times the attacks are presented in a cycle of repeated episodes. When this happens the experience is stretched to an excruciating extended period.
Common symptoms of this disorder include, trembling, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation and sensations of choking or smothering. At the onset of the symptoms, regular sufferers will become very alarmed which intensifies the anxiety and creates a circle effect that is hard to escape from. The most terrifying aspect is the intense feeling of needing to escape the situation at all costs.
A panic attack can be diagnosed by its sudden onset and repeated occurrence. Sometimes recurring attacks are because of a more substantial problem relating to mental disorders though this is not an absolute truth. The good news is that panic attacks are the body's way of protected itself.
To combat an attack some people believe the best short term solution is to breath into a paper bag. Others agree it can perpetuate the symptoms even making the attack more hazardous by fatally lowering oxygen levels in the blood stream while increasing carbon dioxide. It has been discovered that carbon dioxide is one of causes of panic attacks.
The good news is there are different treatments that have been successful in treating the disorder. Anti-depressants are a common prescribed treatment that has shown to be very effective. Some people only need to see a therapist or physician to feel better and stop the symptoms. Talk therapy has proven to be effective in some cases and does not carry the risk medications do.
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