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How to know if i just had an anxiety or panic attack?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Med eval.: Panic attacks often last 2 to 10 mins. Sx’s can include: sense of severe anxiety or panic, chest tightness or pain, rapid or pounding heartbeat, areas of numbness or pins ; needles type sensation, hot flashes or chills ; heavy perspiration. There may be a tickle sensation in the stomach or nausea, feeling dizzy or faint ; physical shaking. The person may fear that they are going crazy, they are>.

Answered 4/17/2014

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Dr. Krishna Kumar answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety/ Panic attac: As compared to Anxiety attack, Panic attack symptoms are very intense and disabling such as: • Sense of impending doom or danger • Fear of going “crazy” • Feeling of unreality • Fear of stroke • Fear of death • Intense fear of having another panic attack Please See Psychiatrist for Diagnosis and Treatment.

Answered 6/9/2017

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