Panic attacks is an intense burst of anxiety accompanied by such physical symptoms as heart palpitations or chest pains, dizziness, numbness of the hands or feet, sweating, trembling, or a choking sensation. Fear and a sense of unreality may be overwhelming.
Sometimes flashes of bright light may alternate with a clouding of vision. If the attack occurs in public, the victim may need to rush home. The attacks usually begin suddenly and unpredictably, when they recur the condition is called a panic disorder.
Agoraphobia, a market place fear sometimes develop in people with long term disorders. Sometimes a person with the disorder only suffers with short term. Their problems vanish mysteriously and they only have the problem for a small period of time. People with agoraphobia might turn housebound because a fear of going out overwhelms them. Anywhere from fifteen seconds to thirty is minutes is the time a side effect might last.
Heart attacks and nervous break downs are what victims for the first time feel is happening to them. This will scare them to tyhe point where they will call for service from the emergency. This comes with a fear of dying. This is a hereditary disorder, but anyone who does not have the family history of it can develop the problem.
It mainly develops in women and people with an intelligence above average who are adults, however it can develop in a person at any age. A new medication like an antibiotic or Ritalin can cause a side effect that causes some of the disorder. When the new drug is started the side effects usually start and will continue while the body gets used to it.
What is not understood fully are the causes that start the disorder. The evidence that is proving that a persons way of thinking, the messages that are sent by the victim to the brain, are connected to the problem directly.
An increase in the hormones like fight flight hormones could set off an attack along with adrenaline at a high blood level. A connection with this and the mitral valve indicate a biological basis.
Palpitations of the heart, dizzy and fainting spells, and anxiety feelings are caused by the autonomic nerve system functioning improperly. When this happens the bodies blood supply, and heart rate are irregular.
Since what causes the disorder is unknown, there is no actual cure for it. However there is a great amount of treatments that are used successfully. Cognitive and behavioural therapies are the most effective psychological treatment. It focuses on physical sensations of the patient and the interpretations.
Drugs such as anti anxiety and antidepressants are used that contain MAO inhibitors. Eliminating coffee, tea, and any beverage with caffeine is recommended to people prone to the disorder. Regular exercise and relaxation techniques are also helpful.
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