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2. What are Panic Attacks?
Periods of intense and overwhelming anxiety.
Occur quickly most times without any triggers.
Flight or Fight controls out of the ordinary.
May be mistaken for a heart attack.
Fear of dying, flashy vision, nausea, feeling
faint and heavy breathing are all signs of a
panic attack.
Most attacks last 20 to 30 minutes and rarely
last more than an hour.
Affects over 6 million adults in the US.
3. You might know a few?
Princess Diana
Sigmund Freud
Cher
Michael Jackson
Nicholas Cage
Johnny Depp
Aretha Franklin
John Madden
Isaac Newton
Oprah Winfrey
Buzz Aldrin
4. Some Causes
Genetics and Family history can play a role.
Stress over time or sudden onset of stress.
Obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic
stress, certain phobias and hypothyroidism.
Lack of a healthy diet, Vitamin B deficiency, tape
worm and parasitic infections.
Personal loss, death or illness.
Withdraw from any substance, drugs, alcohol,
nicotine and even caffeine.
There is no definite answer as to why some people
have panic attacks. It is thought to be a chemical
imbalance which is why medication is given.
5. Physical Symptoms
Pounding heart
Sweating
Shaking
Shortness of breath
Sense of choking
Chest pains
Nausea
Dizzy
Feeling faint
Numbness
Chills and hot flashes
6. Emotional Symptoms
Feelings of apprehension or dread
Trouble concentrating
Feeling tense and jumpy
Anticipating the worst
Irritability
Restlessness
Watching for signs of danger
Feeling like your mind’s gone blank
7. Normal Circumstance Attack
Body must experience some kind of provoking
stimulus.
This releases adrenaline into the body to prepare for
strenuous activity.
Leads to in increased heart rate. (often mistaken for
a heart attack)
Rapid breathing, sweating and shortness of breath.
Since adrenaline isn’t being used up the bloods ph
balance changes, causing lightheadedness,
dizziness, or numb feeling.
May feel that they are unable to catch their breath
because of the decreased amount of C02 in the
blood from heavy breathing.
8. Treatment
Medications
Paper Bag Breathing
Meditation
Abdominal Breathing
Talking to someone who has experience
with this type of situation
Avoid smoking and caffeine
Simply Lying Down
9. Work Cited
Anxiety Panic Attacks Resource Site - panic attacks
and anxiety awareness. 02 Apr. 2009
<http://www.anxietypanic.com/>.
InteliHealth:. 01 Apr. 2009
<http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/933
9/9474.html>.
quot;NIMH Panic Disorder.quot; NIMH Home. 02 Apr. 2009
<http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/panic-
disorder/index.shtml>.
quot;Panic attacks and panic disorder -
MayoClinic.com.quot; Mayo Clinic medical information
and tools for healthy living - MayoClinic.com. 03 Apr.
2009 <http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/panic-
attacks/DS00338>.
10. In Case You wanted to
know
To find out more about panic disorder, call
1-866-615-6464 (National Institute For
Mental Health)
Panic disorder is one of the most treatable
anxiety disorders.
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
http://panicdisorderanxi
ety.com