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Knowing How To Deal With Panic Attacks Is Important

By Joanne Craven


When someone has a panic disorder, knowing how to deal with panic attacks is an essential aspect of their lives, as well as those of the people around them. They unexpectedly feel great fear, without a direct cause. It just happens.

The patient will for example suffer from palpitations, sweating, hot flashes, chills, trembling or dizziness at the same time. People with this disorder are much more likely to also get other anxiety disorders (especially obsessive-compulsive disorder) or addiction problems, as well as depression. Anxiety disorders are one of those famous invisible diseases and no one should have to cope without knowledge on the matter.

Scientists have found that after the age of 65, the disorder is less common. Individual vulnerability is another aspect that must be considered. This is because heredity certainly plays a role. If the disorder exists in the family, then the individual is more likely to get it.

Make sure you know enough about this disorder. Also make sure that people who are important to you, know enough about it. You should not have to tackle your panic disorder on your own, as friends, family and counselors can help you with as well. There are Foundations that organize support groups for this.

As a result of their fears, these people become trapped in a vicious cycle. Heart palpitations or dizziness example, are seen as dangerous. Thus, the people get more scared, and that generates palpitations and dizziness, and so on.

Half of the people get the full- blown disorder within 2 years after their first attack. After a while, the attacks may occur less frequently, even stop, but the risk of recurrence is high. Only 30 to 50% of sufferers recover after six or seven years. Some have had more than 1 year with no symptoms, but it does not mean that they all function well and have the same quality of life as they did before the condition set in.

Many people as how common this disorder is. Of all adults aged up to 65 years, 3.8% have had the disorder, or an attack in their lifetime. There is no difference between adolescents and adults. The number of new cases per year is about a single percent. The symptoms are not hard to decipher. An attack on someone has at least four distinctive symptoms. These include palpitations, sweat, hot flashes or chills, trembling or shaking, dizziness, dyspnea, chest pain, nausea or abdominal discomfort. This also includes fear of losing self-control or going crazy, the fear of dying, as well as numbness or tingling sensations.

When someone has a this disorder and multiple attacks for no apparent reason, for at least one month after the attack, they suffer from certain other post- event effects. They will still be worried about getting another attack, concerned about the consequences of such an event and behave differently. For example, they may find themselves avoiding certain places and situations.




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