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What are your physical anxiety/panic attack symptoms?

User Profile: Deerhuntinbarb
Deerhuntinbarb February 13th, 2017

I suffer from GAD and panic disorder. I have panic attacks more often than I wish, some small and other really really bad. I've been to the hospital countless times along with visiting my doctor for what I think is "life threatening" and never find anything. I have experienced chest pain/tightness, shortness of breath, dizzy, headaches, choking sensation that lasts a while, thought of swollen throat, trouble swollwing, numbness, stomach pain, etc. just courious on what everyone goes through. I felt like such a "weirdo" for a long time and thought I was just nuts until finding this app and reading that I'm not alone in this type of attacks.

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User Profile: anonyTurtle1765
anonyTurtle1765 August 11th, 2018

Heart palpitations, nausea, an completely overwhelming sense of imminent doom, a detachment from reality, dry mouth, over awareness of my neck, (sometimes needs to wrap a scarf around it) an intense desire to run to safety even if in a safe environment, fear of speaking.

User Profile: loveconquers
loveconquers August 16th, 2018

Crying, shortness of breath, intense shaking, nervous ticks, unsteady on my feet

User Profile: redLunch4107
redLunch4107 August 16th, 2018

Chest tightens, hands and feet cramps and loss of feeling in fingers/toes, hyperventilation, insane adrenaline rush, dizziness, vision spots, shaking, heart palpitations, really strong urges to run or pull my hair

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User Profile: redLunch4107
redLunch4107 August 16th, 2018

@redLunch4107 oh you know what? I stutter too 👌

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User Profile: AbbyHarris1976
AbbyHarris1976 August 23rd, 2018

The most memorable time this happened was on the morning of Feb. 12, 2016 during a cold, windy early morning when I was waiting for the bus to work, alone in the dark. The bus was late - I waited over 15 minutes for it and I suddenly felt dizzy, shaky, had blurry vision, racing heartbeat, felt unsteady when trying to walk (vertigo), and felt like I was going to pass out and die. If I had fainted, there would have been no one there to help or even call 911. I thought, Is this it? Am I ready for this? Am I going to die on the side of the road waiting for the bus?.

I felt like I was hypoglycemic - but I had had breakfast a little over a hour previously.

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User Profile: placidSail9625
placidSail9625 September 15th, 2018

@AbbyHarris1976 I suffered from panic attacks for about a year. It was unbearable. I thought that I was dying. But I came across one book that could help me when I had already lost all hope. Book title "Panic attacks are a myth of incompetent doctors: Get rid of them quickly, for free and for life". Here is a link on the Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FZH9PDS

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User Profile: Elisa950
Elisa950 August 26th, 2018

Heart racing and palpitations, hyperventilating, crying, adrenaline rush, raised body temp, fidgety, pacing, feeling dehydrated

User Profile: placidSail9625
placidSail9625 September 15th, 2018

@Deerhuntinbarb I suffered from panic attacks for about a year. It was unbearable. I thought that I was dying. But I came across one book that could help me when I had already lost all hope. Book title "Panic attacks are a myth of incompetent doctors: Get rid of them quickly, for free and for life". Here is a link on the Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FZH9PDS

User Profile: intuitiveClementine4701
intuitiveClementine4701 September 16th, 2018

Not sure how to stop these right now. Shortness of breath,heart racing and feeling of dread

User Profile: brightSalamander64
brightSalamander64 September 16th, 2018

Trembling, Breakdowns, Easily Annoyed, Frustrated and Hopelessness

User Profile: bubbleOwl8552
bubbleOwl8552 September 16th, 2018

My heart pounding really fast and nauseafrown

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User Profile: Maleficent08
Maleficent08 October 10th, 2018

@bubbleOwl8552 pounding heart/rapid heart rate, hard to catch my breath, light headed sometimes, warm feeling all over my body, tingling in hands and legs, nausea which causes bowel issues/feeling the need to vomit.

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User Profile: cyanTortoise3681
cyanTortoise3681 September 16th, 2018

I usually feel hypoglycemic, my hands shake, I constantly test my hart rate. I yawn and bounce my knee, but I am never afraid of dying. My face is numb, and my temperature rises-in my mind. My fingertips tingle, and I breathe deeper and deeper. I've only had vertigo once.

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User Profile: pluckyVase7657
pluckyVase7657 April 9th, 2020

@cyanTortoise3681 i did not khow anxiety can give i vertigo i had thats ones but did not khow whatit was thats crazy

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