Physical Symptoms of Anxiety Attacks

Everybody feels anxious from time to time - for various reasons. When suffering from anxiety attacks though, you may not only experience anxiety, but also a wide range of physical symptoms.

First of all it is important to know that these symptoms are not medically harmful or dangerous. Most of them are caused by the adrenaline your body releases.

Under normal circumstances, adrenaline is very useful. It is released from the adrenal glands when you are in an emergency situation or in danger to help your body prepare for those situations by boosting the supply of oxygen and glucose to your brain and muscles. Furthermore it increases your heart-rate and stroke volume while suppressing other non-emergency bodily processes.

Physical symptoms of anxiety attacks

When having an anxiety attack, you may experience any of the following physical symptoms:

• Rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations
• Chest pain or feeling of tightness in chest area
• Dizziness and vertigo
• Choking feeling or difficulties to swallow
• Shaking
• Frequent urination
• Dry mouth
• Diarrhoea
• Discomfort in the abdominal area
• Shortness of breath
• Chills or hot flushes
• Headaches

Psychological symptoms of anxiety attacks

You may also experience a wide range of psychological symptoms while having an anxiety attack:

• Feeling uneasy or worried
• Feeling tired or unable to concentrate
• A feeling of unreality (depersonalisation)
• Insomnia
• Being irritable or insecure
• Fear that you are going mad

What can I do to overcome my anxiety attacks?

Fortunately, having anxiety attacks doesn't mean you have to live with them for the rest of your life. You should act as soon as possible though, since anxiety attacks do tend to get worse over time. Consult a psychotherapist or get a self-help course to live a life free of anxiety attacks again.

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