Anxiety or Panic Disorder Article

Of course I am in no way condoning that you make a self diagnosis, as I strongly believe you should visit your doctor for a correct diagnosis. However I will show you a few warning signs that may signal that you have an Anxiety or Panic Disorder.

Firstly, these are a list of symptoms you may feel (but not limited to);

1 Abdominal discomfort
2 Diarrhea
3 Dry mouth
4 Rapid heartbeat or palpitations
5 Tightness or pain in chest
6 Shortness of breath
7 Dizziness
8 Frequent urination
9 Difficulty swallowing/lump in throat
10 Nausea
11 Hot flushes or Chills
12 Headaches
13 Muscles tension/aches
14 Fatigue
15 Visual Disturbances

Psychological symptoms:

1 Insomnia
2 Irritability or anger
3 Inability to concentrate / mind going blank
4 Fear of madness

Depersonalization

1 Easily frightened
2 Fear of dying
3 Feeling on edge
4 Lose of sex drive

You will usually feel a combination of a few of these symptoms at any one time. The most common symptoms of Anxiety & Panic Disorder being; racing heart/palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness and fear of dying.

As you can see, from the large list of symptoms (and not limited to this list) it is extremely important that you have proper test run by your doctor, as these symptoms can be from a large variety of illnesses.

If you are experiencing some of these symptoms, your doctor will most likely run tests such as (but not limited to): Blood work, ECG , Holter Monitor , Echocardiogram (if you are experiencing palpitations or chest pain), chest x-ray (especially with chest pain and shortness of breathe), he may want a urine sample and ultra-sounds (often with abdominal pain).

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