According to statistics, one-fourth of people in developed countries have experienced a panic attack at least once. How can you recognize a panic attack, and how can you avoid recurrences??
Dr. Helga
Panic or illness?
Panic attacks are felt in different ways and are often accompanied by symptoms that can easily be confused with the signs of a heart attack, stroke, asthma attack, and a number of other diseases, especially when it happens to a person for the first time. The most typical are:
- Rapid heartbeat
- Cold sweat
- Tremors of the arms and legs
- Inability to breathe fully
- Loss of coordination
- Dizziness
- "Fickers" in the eyes
- Ringing in the ears
If this happens to you, call an ambulance so that you can seek medical help to figure out what is going on.
What is the cause?
Typically, before a panic attack develops, ===a person faces a trigger that triggers a mental reaction. Everyone has something different: a difficult conversation with management, a meeting with an ...
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