There are many symptoms associated with panic attacks. Not everyone will have the same symptoms and if you are a long term sufferer then you might find your panic attack symptoms grow or change. The first thought when this happens is that this time it’s something different, but it isn’t. It’s normal to go through any number of symptoms. It’s also possible that you will only have the one symptom for many years. Listed below are some of the symptoms you may get with anxiety or panic attacks. The list isn’t complete but these are the main ones.

  • Light headed or dizziness – feelings of dizziness or light headed, tingling in the head or around the eyes like you are going to pass out.
  • Shortness of breath – feels like you are being smothered, can’t get a full breath and not taking in enough oxygen (even though you are probably taking in too much).
  • Heart palpitations – The heart can race and beat very heavily, or skip beats as adrenalin is being released into your blood stream
  • Numbness or pins and needles – can happen in the head, face, neck or shoulders arms, hands, legs or feet
  • Chest pains – As the muscles tighten it can cause pain in various parts of the body. It becomes much easier to notice or worry when this happens in your chest, the first reaction is to believe you are having a heart attack.
  • Stomach cramps – feelings of your insides around the stomach and under the ribcage are tightening up and being twisted inside you.
  • Dry mouth – In the flight or flight response, fluids are diverted to where they are needed more, this can lead to the mouth drying up and a feeling that you have a lump in the throat and cannot swallow.
  • Sweating – Is a normal reaction to the body’s flight or fight response so you will often sweat during a panic attack.
  • Feeling of losing control – During a panic attack your stress levels are high, you will be thinking the worst and those thoughts combined with worry will be racing around your brain like crazy. You are not going mad even if it feels like you are. It soon goes away.

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