Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Symptoms Of Panic Disorders

What is panic disorder?

Panic disorder is another type of anxiety. It occurs when you have repeated periods of extreme panic, called panic attacks.

Suppose one day you’re getting out of your car and about to go to work. Suddenly your chest feels tight. Your heart races. You begin to feel dizzy and think you might faint. You start to choke. You feel as if the end is near. Was it all in your head? No. most likely, you had a panic attack.

Panic attacks last about five to 30 minutes and may include all or any of the symptoms listed. Panic attacks have often been confused with heart attacks, brain tumors or other disorders. They can lead to phobias if they aren’t treated.

Panic attack symptoms

-*- Chest pressure or chest pain
-*- Pounding heart
-*- Racing pulse
-*- Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet
-*- Feeling like you’re going to choke
-*- Hot flashes or chills
-*- Dizziness or light-headedness
-*- Shortness of breath
-*- Sweating
-*- Trembling or shaking
-*- Nausea
-*- Sense of unreality or dreamlike sensations
-*- Fear of losing control, doing something embarrassing, going "crazy" or dying


What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is the type of anxiety in which you have certain thoughts or ideas over and over, or do certain things over and over (rituals).

The thoughts may be unrelated to what you’re doing. They may be violent, or somehow distasteful or frightening to you. The rituals may include washing your hands because of a fear of getting an infection, constantly checking windows or doors because of a fear they may not be locked, or straightening objects because of a fear something bad might happen if they aren’t in just the right place.

Most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder know the rituals aren’t normal, but they can’t seem to stop themselves.

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