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What are the symptoms of anxiety attack?

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Fight-Flight-Freeze!: All of the physical symptoms of anxiety are directly the result of the cascade of physiological events that get triggered when your primitive fear & rage brain centers sense danger. Learn about this "fight or flight or freeze" response. See: http://bit.Ly/wzhvqoonce you understand the physiology of anxiety, the symptoms make sense. This doesn't make them feel less unpleasant necessarily though!

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Panic attack: Panic attacks are usually brief. They often last a couple of minutes to around ten minutes. Symptoms can include a sense of severe anxiety or panic as well as chest tightness or pain and a rapid or pounding heartbeat. A person can experience hot flashes or chills and perspire heavily. There may be a sense of a tickle sensation in the stomach or nausea. When a person has a panic attack they may.

Answered 4/15/2014

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