Panic Attack Symptoms

Physical

Sweating

Shortness of Breath (dyspnea)

Racing or pounding heartbeat or palpitations

Chest pain

Dizziness or Vertigo

Lightheadedness

Nausea / Stomach Pains

Hyperventilation

Choking or smothering sensations

Uncontrollable Itching

Tingling or numbness in the hands, face, feet or mouth (Paresthesia)

Hot/Cold Flashes

Faintness

Trembling or shaking

Exhaustion

Mental

The loss of the ability to react logically to oncoming stimuli

Loss of cognitive ability in general

Loud internal dialogue

Feeling of Impending doom

Emotional

Terror, or a sense that something unimaginably horrible is about to occur and one is powerless to prevent it

Fear that the panic is a symptom of a serious illness

Fear of losing control

Fear of death

Fear of going crazy

Flashbacks to earlier panic triggers

Perceptual

Tunnel vision

Heightened senses

The apparent slowing down of time

Dream-like sensation or perceptual distortion (derealization)

Dissociation, or the perception that one is not connected to the body or is disconnected from space and time (depersonalization)

Mnemonic

The symptoms of a panic attack can be remembered with the mnemonic: STUDENTS FEAR the 3 Cs: Sweating, Trembling, Unsteadiness/dizziness, Derealization/depersonalization, Elevated heart rate (tachycardia), Nausea, Tingling, Shortness of breath,FEAR of dying, FEAR of losing control, FEAR of going crazy, 3 Cs - Choking, Chest pain, Chills.

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