Frequent heartbeat, a jump in pressure, intermittent breathing, lack of oxygen, trembling legs and arms, nausea and unaccountable fear in a seemingly empty place - this is a symptom of a panic attack. And this is not all manifestations. In addition to these manifestations, panic attack syndrome is also often accompanied by distracted attention and thinking (it is difficult to collect thoughts, to pull yourself together), internal trembling, a sharp burst of sweating or chills, heart pain, numbness of the limbs. The fear of death or madness against the background of these appearances already looks quite natural. What provokes a symptom of a panic attack, is it a serious pathology or an annoying episode? Where to address it and whether it is necessary?
I'm going crazy?
Each person who encounters this is unlikely to forget the horror caused by this condition, and even begins to suspect some form of insanity in himself. According to medical statistics, about 10% of people on earth experienced a panic attack syndrome, the symptoms of which were from obvious to more blurry. And most often women suffer from this disorder, about twice as many men. At risk are individuals who abuse alcohol, are susceptible to depressive states and those whose blood relatives have similar disorders, as well as emotional natures belonging to the anxious-suspicious, hysterical type of personality. The symptom of a panic attack, as, in fact, the syndrome of the same name, is not a disease and, moreover, does not indicate a mental illness. However, it can be a concomitant or even, rather, an outflowing factor of many diseases, both mental (psychological) and somatic in nature.
I am sick?
The first episode often occurs on a completely safe background, for no apparent external reasons. It can provoke phobia, diabetes of both types, malfunctions in the thyroid gland, hormonal failure. Attacks, as a rule, tend to be repeated, so for a start a person will need a thorough and comprehensive examination, which will reveal their root cause. In any case, a competent and sensible specialist will not treat a particular symptom of a panic attack or their combination as an independent disease, because such healing is symptomatic, and therefore ineffective, superficial.
Doctor, will they treat me?
What kind of specialist is able to help the suffering? Definitely a psychotherapist. The psychologist in this case will be powerless, since similar symptoms can, as already mentioned, give out somatic diseases, which means that the specialist must have a medical education, which the psychologist simply does not have. It is the psychotherapist who will be able to choose the optimal complex for each individual case from pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods. Each person has his own panic attack, the symptoms (the forum dedicated to this problem, this confirms) can vary and manifest with different strengths. Therefore, the treatment is prescribed differently: auto-training, breathing and relaxation techniques will help relieve fear, get together. And drugs in the form of droppers or tablets normalize the state of processes in the body.