Panic disorder

Panic disorder is a form of anxiety with spontaneous panic attacks. Attacks can occur unexpectedly or be triggered by, for example fear, social situations, or stress. Repeated states of very intense anxiety – panics come unpredictably without apparent cause. Panic attacks usually reach their highest level of intensity within 10 minutes and then subside.

Conditions are accompanied by physical symptoms:
• palpitations,
• sweating,
• chills,
• dry mouth,
• breathing difficulties,
• chest pain or discomfort,
• feeling of a shaky stomach,
• hot or cold flushes,
• sensations of numbness or tingling.
Symptoms of a change in physical and mental state may appear:
• feeling dizzy,
• fainting,
• restlessness,
• dizziness,
• feeling that what is happening is unrealistic,
• fear of losing control, of “going crazy”, of losing consciousness, of death.

Panic attacks begin in the mind and manifest themselves physically. People with panic attacks often lose connection with themselves and with reality and behave confused and disoriented. In periods of acute stress, a panic attack can appear in everyone’s life at least once . However, if seizures occur more frequently or are even associated with specific places or situations that the sufferer then tends to avoid, it may be the case of panic disorder. As a rule, cognitive behavioral therapy will help to identify triggers and adopt an effective coping strategy. However, it can also be another type of psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy can be prescribed by a psychiatrist and is usually an anxiolytic treatment through antidepressants, anxiolytics, or a combination of these.
People with panic disorder can avoid situations and places where they feel that a seizure may occur.
Women are likely to be affected two times more than men.