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Q: Question Related to Panic Attacks

asked by: jenlll on August 22nd, 2005

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I know that it is no good to think about what if's when dealing with panic attacks, but here is a question I have wondered about and would like to hear what you might think about it.

Ok. You are having panic attacks ranging from mild, bad, awful, extreme, and pure hell. You have already been to the doctor and have had your heart checked out. Everything has come back fine and stress/anxiety are determined to be the root of your problem.

My question is this, since so many symptoms mimic having a heart attack, when you are having a panic attack, how can you really know that this one time it could not be a totally random heart attack? Are there some symptoms that are strictly for heart attacks and not panic attacks? Ok, well, as goofy as that might sound, I would be interested to hear your responses. Jen

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dexi

replied on August 30th, 2005

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Re Panic Attacks

As far as I am aware, a lot of heart attacks present with the main symptom of pain coursing down the inside of the left arm and side of neck and chest , I do not think that this is a symptom of panic attacks, which I have suffered in the past I think you should listen to your own body and get to know what symptoms you present with each time you have a panic attack, try to identify what is your stress trigger. Remember that you cannot change other peoples actions but you can change your reactions ...Hope it helps.Dexi

Toiles

replied on August 30th, 2005

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Anxiety attack. Ususally your heart wont hurt real bad. It starts to speed up and you sweat real bad. Heart attack your arm starts to get real tingly and then it hurts reeeeally bad. And you ususally collaps to the floor and its hard to talk. You would know if you were having a heart attack.

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