10 Symptoms of a Panic Attack
Symptom #2: Chest Pain
Chest pain is yet another symptom of a panic attack. Chest pain and tightness result from breathlessness, heart palpitations and anxiety. However, because of the sudden onset of chest pain in addition to other symptoms, many people may mistake a panic attack for a heart attack.
But while the combination of chest pain, tightness and heart palpitations is discomfiting, these symptoms are generally temporary and soon pass. Nevertheless, longstanding anxiety disorders have been linked to increased risks of heart disease 3http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/anxiety-bad-heart/story?id=11092179. For this reason, people who suffer from anxiety disorders and chronic stress should seek medical care and advice about their heart health.
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