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What are the symptoms of a panic attack?
As described above, the symptoms of a panic attack appear suddenly,
without any apparent cause. They may include
- racing or pounding heartbeat (palpitations);
- chest pains;
- stomach upset;
- dizziness,
lightheadedness, nausea;
- difficulty breathing, a sense of feeling smothered;
- tingling or numbness in the hands;
- hot flashes or chills;
- dreamlike sensations or perceptual distortions;
- terror: a sense that something unimaginably horrible
is about to occur and one is powerless to prevent it;
- a need to escape;
- fear of losing control and doing something
embarrassing; and
- fear of dying.
A panic attack typically lasts for several minutes, is one of the most distressing conditions that a person can experience, and its symptoms can closely...
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I am a 58-year-old female who had a heart attack three weeks ago. The symptoms had been there for about a month: brief periods of a burning pain in my chest, and pain in my jaw, face, shoulder, back and arm, all on the right side. I awoke in the night with the pain and this time it wouldn't ease up. I took aspirins and started vomiting. I went to the emergency room and it was determined that I was having a heart attack. Three stents were placed in my heart. I've been home for almost three weeks and doing a total lifestyle change. I am not overweight and I have low blood pressure, and the pain was on my right side instead of the left. It's best to get all pain diagnosed instead of waiting like I did. A heart attack can hit women in many different ways. Published: July 15 ::