Symptoms of Anxiety Panic Disorders
Panic, as well as anxiety, are present in over 2 million American people. Panic is felt as an overwhelming distress without any kind relief. Anxiety shows in a physical way in terms of stomach discomfort, heart palpitations, nausea, headaches, shortness or breath, and/or chest discomfort.
There are some interesting facts, that help people to understand how they are classified and how they are diagnosed. Women are more prone than men to have anxiety and depression. Although men are affected by these disorders there are twice as many women diagnosed and treated. Some physicians think that the numbers may be closer but that men are more reluctant to express their feelings to their physicians.
There are sign of anxiety panic disorders related to the neurotransmitter serotonin and play an role in the expression of the signs of anxiety, depression and panic disorders.
When the body does not produce the correct amount of neurotransmitters, the brain of a women will be more affected, because women has more receptors. More serotonin receptors may account for a higher percentage of women, affected by anxiety.
Related to the number of receptors and the hormonal differences in the sexes, makes a difference in the way men and women react to the anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medication.
The symptoms of anxiety panic disorder can reach its fullest intensity in 1 or 2 minutes. Most panic attacks won’t last longer than 45 minutes. Anxiety attacks can last for a few hours and come on more slowly.
An initial diagnosis of a anxiety disorder is often in a person’s 20’s and 30’s. It rarely happens in the teens or after 40. Emotionally well adjusted people also experience panic attacks, wich increases the evidence, there is a biochemical reaction and it is not purely psychological.
Signs and symptoms of a panic disorder include hot flashes, tingling in the hands or feet, and overwhelming sense of fear or anxiousness, feeling like there is something in the throat, dizziness, shaking and nausea.
