How do i know i have a panic attack?

You will know: When you suddenly feel like your heart is beating out of your chest, like you can't breath and you are afraid you are going to die---all for no reason.

Peak of anxiety: Panic attacks are a sudden surge of fear that last 10 to 30 minutes. Typical symptoms are: difficulty breathing; sweating; chest pain; unsteadiness, dizziness; feelings of unreality; trembling or shaking; tingling or numbness; nausea or abdominal distress; palpitations or tachycardia; choking, smothering sensations; hot flashes or cold chills; fear of dying; fear of going crazy or losing control.

Panic attack: Panic attack usually lasts about 15 minutes total. It can occur in daytime or wake you up at night. The symptoms include sudden onset high anxiety state, feeling like you either are going to die or are going to go crazy. 4 physical symptoms must accompany, e.g. Shortness of breath, chest pressure/pain, numbness/tingling, feeling like you will pass out. Often it appears like a heart attack.Call md.

Panic attacks sxs:: anxiety; rapid, pounding heart; chest tightness/pain; shortness of breath w hyperventilation; hot /cold flashes; butterflies in stomach, nausea or vomiting; tingling of mouth or extremities; ^ sweating; feeling faint or lightheaded; headache or shaking, difficulty swallowing or tight throat. There may be a sense that you aren't real or that the world around you is surreal. You may be afraid >

Psychiatric eval: Panic attacks can develop rapidly ; include: marked anxiety; rapid, pounding heart beat; chest tightness or pain; shortness of breath with hyperventilation; hot or cold flashes; a sense of butterflies in the stomach, nausea or even vomiting; tingling of mouth or extremities; increased sweating; feeling faint or lightheaded; headache or shaking. There may be difficulty swallowing or tight throat;.

Panicattack symptoms: If you had Panic attack symptoms: •Sense of impending doom or danger •Chest pain •Rapid, pounding heart rate •Fear of heart attack •Shortness of breath •Trembling or shaking •Dizziness •Fear of stroke •Sweating •Feeling of unreality •Fear of death •Intense fear of having another panic attack •Dizziness, lightheadedness or faintness •Numbness or tingling See Psychiatrist for Diagnosis and Trea