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What chemical reactions take place before, during and after panic attack, fear and anxiety in males?

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Dr. Susan Rhoads answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Hundreds!: There are lots of chemical reactions going on in our body at any time. With fear (whether to a known cause or due to panic attacks which can happen for unclear reasons or with no definite threat) one of the main ones is the adrenaline surge (fight or flight response) which causes a multitude of reactions itself. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight-or-flight_response

Answered 11/27/2017

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Dr. Bernard Seif answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Genera Adaptation: Syndrome (GAD) takes place. At first your excitatory neurotransmitters like adrenaline surge. As the panic attack runs its course (and they are self-limiting) the inhibitory neurotransmitters such as serotonin serge and there can be a feeling of weakness for a short while. These levels can be tested at a lab. One is www.neurorelief.com Urine is the sample used. Peace and good health.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Dr. Stephen Kibrick answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Neural and chemical: The first moments of a panic attack trigger a rapid reaction in the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) -- high levels of sympathetic arousal in ANS. Heart rate and breathing are affected. Then in a minute or so the endocrine system kicks in - the adrenal glands secrete adrenaline and other corticosteriods. Continued panic triggers hyperventilation, producing other chemical changes in body. Both M/F

Answered 10/29/2017

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Anxiety attacks: generate adrenaline and some stress hormones that do several things--raise heart and respiration rates, push the brain into the beta range (fast thinking), refine your senses (sensitivity), turn off your digestion, cause your fat cells to dump glucose into the blood, and decrease blood circulation to extremities. This occurs in both genders.

Answered 5/12/2016

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