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In nearly 100% of all cases of panic attacks, the sufferer overbreathes,
whether they are aware of it or not. This is called hyperventilation,
the symptoms of which are listed below.
----------- Symptoms commonly encountered in chronic
and acute hyperventilation -----------
Cardiac:-
Palpitations (or increases heart rate), missed beats, tachycardia (or
rapid heartbeats), angina (or restricted chest/pains), atypical chest
pain, dull precordial or lower costal ache (or pains in chest), vasomotor
instability (or blood vessel fluctuation).
Neurological:-
Dizziness, faintness, visual disturbance, migraine headache, numbness,
paresthesia of limbs face or elsewhere (or inability to move), intolerance
of bright lights or loud noise.
Respiratory:-
Irritable cough, 'asthma', tight chest, excessive sighing or yawning.
Gastrointestinal:-
Dysphagia (or difficulty in swallowing), dry throat, flatulence and belching,
aerophagy (excessive air swallowing), upper abdominal distress, globus
(or swollen throat).
Muscular :-
Cramps, diffuse or localized myalgia (or muscular pain), tremours or coarse
twitches, rarely tetany.
Psychic:-
Tension, anxiety, 'unreal' feelings, depersonalization (not feeling real,
or oneself), hallucination, fear of insanity, panic attacks, phobic states.
General:-
Weakness, exhaustion, lack of concentration and memory, sleep disturbance,
nightmares, emotional sweating (under arms and palms).
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