Chest pains, massive feelings of dread are common symptoms. But the out-of-the-blue attacks aren’t life-threatening and there are ways to fight them.
By Cara McDonough May 11 Heart palpitations. Dizziness. Nausea. Numbness. Trouble breathing. Chest pains. An all-encompassing feeling of dread.
These attacks aren’t uniform from person to person, but do share characteristics. Along with the symptoms above, there can be sweating, trembling or chills, as well as the fear of losing control, or even the fear of dying. A panic attack is considered “limited” when fewer than four symptoms are present. An individual can have a stand-alone incident, or multiple attacks over time, known as “panic disorder.
“The best way I can describe experiencing a panic attack is getting this rushing feeling of something horribly wrong . . . and feeling like you have no control to stop it or make it better,” she said. “Almost like being delivered terrible news where your heart drops and you feel like you’re in a bad dream.”
That happened to Clark: She started having more panic attacks as the wedding got closer. “Some days even the word ‘anxiety’ or ‘panic attack’ would send me into an episode,” she said.
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