Experts told how to recognize and prevent panic attacks.
Modern life is filled with daily stress and chronic fatigue can provoke the development not only of depression and poor health, but also more unpleasant moments, such as a panic attack. This heavy attack is also called autonomic crisis.
There is a heightened sense of anxiety and fear combined with various somatic symptoms. Its causes can be both panic disorder and various diseases, phobias, or medications.
How to recognize a panic attack
Feeling severe anxiety that cannot be controlled occurs very rapidly and reaches its peak within a few minutes. This condition may be accompanied by heart attack and high blood pressure. In such cases, it is necessary to call an ambulance.
Symptoms of autonomic crisis are: rapid heart rate, sweating, feeling tremors, chills, shortness of breath, the impression as if not enough air can appear painful sensations in the left side of the chest, vomiting, light-headedness, there is a fear to commit some act which can not be controlled, there is a fear of death and fear of madness.
Panic attacks can occur in those moments when a person leaves his home and is in a public place. The attack may be like driving a car and in the store queue. Time of day doesn’t matter. The attack may last for several minutes, and may take several hours, but its average duration is 15-30 minutes.
Often suffering from autonomic crisis can take disorders of the nervous system for any diseases, including cardiac, endocrine, or digestive system diseases. Suspicion can cause the appearance of hypochondriacal symptoms, which will only exacerbate the situation.
Therefore, in order to help their nervous system cope with these attacks, you must observe the following precautions. Drop the Smoking and significantly reduce the amount of consumed caffeine. Discard medicines that contain stimulants, including also diet pills. Learn basic breathing technique that will help relax and relieve tension at the right moment.
