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7 possible causes of 'Panic attacks'

1. Panic Disorder
Panic disorder occurs when you live in fear of having a panic attack. You are having a panic attack when you ...

Symptoms:

  • Abnormal heart rhythms
  • Choking
  • Pain
  • Fainting
  • Panic attacks
2. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating anxiety disorder that occurs after experiencing or wi...

Symptoms:

  • Fever
  • Missed period
  • Panic attacks
  • Anxiety attack
  • Indifferent mood
3. Phobias
A phobia is an excessive and irrational fear reaction. If you have a phobia you will experience a deep sense ...

Symptoms:

  • Anxiety attack
  • Anxiety
  • Panic attacks
  • Fast heart rate
  • Diaphoresis
4. Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder. People with agoraphobia avoid situations that might cause them to feel: t...

Symptoms:

  • Claustrophobia
  • High blood pressure
  • Increase in blood pressure
  • Feels own body is unreal
  • Panic attacks
5. Acute Stress Disorder
Acute stress disorder (ASD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by a cluster of dissociative and anxiety sym...

Symptoms:

  • Fear
  • Increase in blood pressure
  • Anxiety attack
  • Panic attacks
  • Missed period
6. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
People who suffer from generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, worry uncontrollably about common occurrences an...

Symptoms:

  • Teeth grinding
  • Anxiety attack
  • Hypervigilance
  • Dependent attachment
  • Panic attacks
7. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
On occasion, many of us may worry about whether or not we left the stove on before leaving the house or if we...

Symptoms:

  • Compulsive checking
  • Compulsive counting
  • Compulsive touching
  • Compulsive hoarding
  • Panic attacks
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