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How To Prevent Panic Attacks Permanently.

In addition to the chest pain, common symptoms of panic attacks are rapid heart beat, dizziness, hyperventilation, stomach pain or nausea, vomiting, sweating, shaking, hot or cold flashes and difficulty breathing.

An one of these symptoms alone could be very scary. If you don’t know you’re having a panic attack, or if these are your first panic attack symptoms, you may very well think there is something seriously wrong with you, who wouldn’t.

If we have never had a panic attack before, or we don’t know much about them, it’s not the first thing that comes to mind when we start feeling really physically ill.

In fact, there were several times in the past where I thought I was experiencing a panic attack, when really I had food poisoning or a stomach flu that made me feel nauseous, dizzy, sweaty etc. I was so used to panic attacks giving me these really physical reactions that I didn’t recognize it when I was actually sick!

Although panic attack symptoms can, and often will, make you feel like you are dying, they are in general harmless, and you will find yourself feeling much better shortly after your attack stops. In the short term, panic attacks don’t have any serious effect on your health.

However, there has been some studies done recently that indicate that panic attacks can have an effect on your health, especially your heart in the long run. Panic attack symptoms puts the body under extreme stress and tension. Stress in general weakens the immune system, so it’s only to be expected that a situation where your body is experiencing extreme stress symptoms on a regular basis will eventually hurt your health.

There is no need to add to your anxiety by starting to worry about the long term effect of your panic attack symptoms; this will only make your situation worse. What is important is that you realize that you need to do something about your situation.

Start to focus on what might help you situation; if your everyday life is very stressful, take measures to change it. Seek help for your panic attacks, either from a doctor or a therapist or through a self-help system. Don’t obsess about your anxiety situation, but take it seriously enough to realize that you need to change your habits and maybe re-organize your life to get different results.

Your panic attack symptoms won’t kill you, but that doesn’t mean that everything is OK. When you are experiencing anxiety and panic attack, your body is no longer just trying to tell you something; it is screaming at you! Do an inventory of your situation and try to figure out what you can change to relive emotional and physical stress, and then make the changes. Knowing what the problem is only helps if you are not willing to do something about it. If you change what you are doing today, chances are you won’t experience panic attack symptoms in the future.

Could you identify the signs and symptoms that indicate the discomfort you’re experiencing is not indigestion, but a life threatening heart attack?

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. today. According to the American College of Cardiology, the death rate for women is at it’s highest point in twenty years.

We need to learn to identify the signs and symptoms of a heart attack, so that in the event of an emergency we can respond promptly and take immediate life saving action. Although the warning signs of a heart attack may differ from person to person, there are several common symptoms we can readily recognize.These include the following:

1. Chest discomfort. This may feel like a squeezing,

crushing pain, or uncomfortable pressure in the center of the chest. The pain may be mild or strong. It may continue for a few minutes or go away and return.

2. Upper body pain. One may experience discomfort in one or both arms, the neck, back, jaw, or stomach.

3. Shortness of breath. This may occur either together with the chest pain or before it occurs.

4. Other signs, more frequent amongst women,may include fatigue, nausea (feeling sick to the stomach,anxiety, sweating,or fainting.

In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately. Do not attempt to drive yourself or take the victim to the hospital in your own car. Ambulances are equipped with life saving equipment and trained staff. Every minute counts. A delay of more than an hour may cause lasting heart damage or death.

Many people naively dismiss the warning signs,

thinking they are not the “real thing.” By ignoring these symptoms they carelessly put their lives at risk. Do not think you are bothering the medical staff needlessly. The life you save may be your own.

Many people confuse the symptoms of heartburn for a heart attack. Heartburn frequently occurs to people over forty years old after eating a heavy meal.

The symptoms of heartburn may include a burning sensation in the chest, just behind the breastbone. This chest pain usually occurs soon after eating and may last from a few minutes to several hours.

Other signs of heartburn may include chest pain after lying down, eating, or bending over. A burning sensation or feeling a hot, sour, salty, or acidic fluid in the throat. Difficulty in swallowing.

A feeling that small amounts of food or liquid are coming back up the throat. In addition, chronic heartburn may cause hoarseness, sore throat, or cough. Unlike a heart attack, during heartburn, chest pain does not usually spread to shoulders, neck, or arms, but it can.

Heartburn usually responds quickly to antacids or other heartburn treatments. It is best avoided by eating lighter meals. The best way to avoid a heart attack is by modifying the risk factors we face daily.These include smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, and cholesterol.

When is the best time to start a heart attack prevention program? The sooner the better. Or as Dr. Cary Passik, cardiothoracic surgeon advises, “live your life everyday as if you have coronary heart disease.” Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.