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Anxiety attacks
(HealthDay News) -- Anxiety attacks cause sudden, severe and sometimes paralyzing fear, often for no apparent reason.
Common symptoms of an anxiety attack include:
- feeling shortness of breath or a choking feeling
- tightness or pain in the chest, and rapid or pounding heart
- rapid pulse
- dizziness, nausea, sweating and lightheadedness
- shaking or trembling
- hot flashes, chills or feelings of tingling or numbness in the hands and feet
- feelings of a dream-like state, losing control or going crazy.
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians
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First published: 03/05/2008
Last updated: 03/05/2008
Reviewed by: HealthDay, a service of ScoutNews, LLC