Today, we're going to talk about panic attacks. Panic attack symptoms and treatment. Have you ever had an overwhelming, intense surge of fear and anxiety, which caused you to have feelings of chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, numbness? If so, you may have had a panic attack and if you did, trust me, you are not alone. Today, we're going to talk about the symptoms of panic attacks and how to know when it's time to seek treatment.

This video is intended to be informational only. It is not a medical consultation, nor is it personalized medical advice. For medical advice, please consult your physician.

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What is a panic attack?
So, a panic attack is an intense, overwhelming, sudden feeling of fear and anxiety. You get this intense feeling of an imminent threat or danger or fear. You get a sudden rush of impending doom. What does it feel like when you're having a panic attack? Well, it can literally feel like you're about to die.

13 Panic Attack Symptoms

1. Chest Palpitations
2. Chest pain or discomfort
3. Sweating
4. Trembling
5. Shortness of Breath
6. Nausea
7. Dizziness
8. Chills
9. Numbness
10. Feelings of choking
11. Feelings of being detached from one's self
12. Fear of losing control
13. Fear of dying

Now that we have identified the symptoms of a panic attack in the actual diagnosis of a panic attack, you may now realize that yes, you have had a panic attack before. But if you've had only one or two panic attacks in a lifetime, especially if the panic attacks were surrounding an identifiable, stressful situation, then that's actually quite common. For example, if you got a panic attack after you were in a truly dangerous situation, or if you were about to give a major speech, or had a really big life-changing interview, and got a panic attack, well, those are real stressors, and yes, it's common to have one or two panic attacks. It becomes an issue if your panic attacks are recurring. If they're recurring, and if you start to change your behavior, if you start to exhibit avoidance behavior to prevent yourself from having a panic attack, then, the panic attack may actually be a panic disorder.

What you want to do is, again, be sure you identify and treat early because you don't want to progress to yet another disorder, Agoraphobia. You may have heard of Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is when you have such avoidance behavior that you have an extreme, some would say irrational fear, of open spaces, and public or crowded places.

The important thing is to identify the problem so that you can treat or manage the problem. If, indeed, you are a person having recurrent panic attacks, or you feel like you have a panic disorder, please contact your physician. Seek treatment, find out your options. I hope you found this information helpful. If so, please be sure to like this video and share it with the people you care about. Also, if you have not done so already, please subscribe to my YouTube channel and hit that notification button so you'll be among the first to know when I release new content. Also, be sure to follow me on Instagram @dr.frita.