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Anxiety attacks affect millions of people and can cause a multitude of symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Many people that experience anxiety complain about some of the same anxiety symptoms. Anxiety can start out as just an uncomfortable underlying feeling that gets worse as symptoms start to show up.
One of the most common and early signs of anxiety is a rapid heartbeat. The brain signals the body that there is a perceived danger and the body prepares to fight or flight by increasing the heart rate. This in turn leads to an increased blood flow to certain parts of the body such as the hands and feet, to prepare for the perceived danger. That is why often times people will complain of numbness in their hands and feet when having an anxiety attack. They may also complain of feeling hot or flushed.
Another symptom of anxiety is shortness of breath. When a person is feeling anxious, their breathing tends to become quicker and more shallow without them even realizing it. This often leads to hyperventilating and a feeling of being lightheaded or faint.
Rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath usually lead to a feeling of tightness in the chest. People often mistake this anxiety symptom for a sign that they are having a heart attack. This causes more anxiety and sends many people to the emergency room each year.
Anxiety sufferers also complain about a feeling of being outside of their body, or depersonalization. It is described as if the person suffering from anxiety is watching what is going on from a detached point of view. This can also cause a person to feel spaced out or disoriented.
Anxiety symptoms are often made worse by responding to the initial symptoms when the brain first signals the body that there is danger. If a person starts worrying more about what is happening to them, it causes more symptoms and lasts longer. If someone is able to remain calm when these symptoms first show up, the body is able to correct itself thus overcoming the perceived threat more quickly.
It is important to mention that while anxiety symptoms can be very uncomfortable, they are not life-threatening.
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What is the prognosis for patients with generalized anxiety disorder?
The prognosis for recovery depends on the specific disorder, the severity of the patient's symptoms, the specific causes of the anxiety, and the patient's degree of control over these causes.
What does anxiety feel like?
Some general symptoms of an anxiety attack are a feeling of tightness in the throat, light headedness, dizziness, subjective trouble breathing (if you take a deep breath, you can breathe fine - no wheezing), chest tightness (sometimes mistaken for heart attack pains), and fainting. The symptoms of anxiety can be treated with medications or various relaxation techniques, but it is important to address the problem which causes you anxiety.
What are some of the symptoms of anxiety attacks?
Some symptoms of anxiety attacks are: heart palpitations, sweats in your hands, and fainting.
Where are the physical symptoms of anxiety?
Catching the first signs of anxiety can help you to avoid a panic attack. Two physical symptoms of anxiety are muscle tension and even possible numbness.
What is a symptoms of anxiety?
Headaches - Apex
If anxiety and depression are correlated what three possible directions of causality might explain this correlation?
If anxiety and depression are correlated, there are three possible directions of causality. These are anxiety causes depression, depression causes anxiety, and there is an environmental stimuli that causes both anxiety and depression.
What online resources can you suggest to learn about symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks?
doihaveanxiety.org is a great place. It has helped me a lot with my anxiety. stress.about.com does have self surveys also to help determine if your symptoms are anxiety or not.
Does anxiety always come with physical symptoms?
No.
What is cognative anxiety?
An anxiety attack can be defined as a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort that is accompanied by four physical symptoms. There are a total of thirteen symptoms.
Anxiety and slurred speech are symptoms of?
Having anxiety and slurred speech can be a many of things. When a person has the symptoms it usually means you are having a micro stroke.
Are shortness of breath and sweating anxiety symptoms?
Yes they are. Check out this link for a more descriptive explanation on anxiety symptoms. http://ocd.about.com/od/otheranxietydisorders/a/anxietydisorder.htm
Which term relates to a feeling of fear and uncertainty that may be accompanied by a certain physical symptoms?
anxiety
