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What is a Panic Attack?
Recognizing the Symptoms: Physical
Recognizing the Symptoms: Physical
Most people end up in the emergency room following a panic attack, as the physical symptoms are often mistaken for a heart attack. Some of the most common physical symptoms are:
- Heart palpitations or an irregular heartbeat
- Increase in blood pressure
- Increase in heart rate
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Shortness of breath, shallow or choppy breathing or a feeling of choking
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Chills or clamminess
- Tingling of the extremities or around the mouth
- Tightening of muscles
- Nausea
- Lightheadedness
- Paleness
By Jen Lazuta. Published August 21, 2012. Jen Lazuta is a Chicago-based freelance writer.
