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Panic attacks and anxiety attacks are basically the same thing, and they are on the rise. The cause of the increase isn’t fully understood, but modern life with all its pressure and stress could be a factor. But the fact remains they are causing more and more people no end of problems.

Could you spot if you were having a panic or anxiety attack? Not a simple question to answer because symptoms can vary from the downright petrifying to almost unnoticeable. You may just feel a bit of a hot sweat. But you may also feel like your heart is bursting out of your chest.

I guess if you were having the second type of symptom you’d be very aware you need help to put this right. But you may be suffering one of the many lesser symptoms and not really realising that you are having some form of anxiety attack. This could be a warning sign that things are about to get worse, much worse.

My wife suffered a bad panic attack while she was out driving our car. It wasn’t the fact she had suffered an attack that hit her worst, but the fact she could easily have hit and killed someone or maybe even herself. This type of situation just doesn’t warrant thinking about.

If you’ve been having a few strange moments lately, maybe even experiencing one or more of the following… Feeling anxious or on edge, can’t sleep, can’t concentrate, can’t sit still or feeling irritated. Having any of these mild symptoms could be a warning sign.

But before you actually have a panic attack thinking about those symptoms let me put your mind at ease. There are many normal things that can cause symptoms like those. And all of them are nothing to fret about. Lack of sleep may just be too much caffeine. Fidgeting may be uncomfortable clothing.

However if you think you may want to delve further and check out if you are a potential anxiety attack victim. You can take an anxiety symptoms test which may give you a better idea. You simply tick a few yes or no boxes and total your score at the end.

Then you can make the choice to take further action or not. You can find a panic attack symptoms test here.

Panic disorders are increasing, and it seems a very recent thing. When I say anxiety disorders you can group panic disorders & panic attacks & anxiety attacks together. They are mostly one and the same.

Is there a reason for the increase in people suffering these debilitating attacks? There probably is & I’m sure science can explain it away in a thousand different ways. It doesn’t make them any less serious or worrying for the victim.

There are a lot of symptoms to these disorders & you may not even know it but you might be suffering or on the verge of being a sufferer. We aren’t born as victims to panic disorders but they start somewhere & more often than not very suddenly. You can get a clearer picture of whether you may be a sufferer by taking an anxiety symptoms test.

Anxiety symptoms tests usually involve checking yes or no to a series of simple questions. At the end you can read the advice on how to interpret your score. After this you can decide whether you need to take any further steps to combat these disorders.

You might find a couple of the anxiety symptoms test questions to be a bit simple. However, they are designed that way to form a complete picture. It all hangs on which particular question you tick. You might tick 2 or 3 unimportant questions but then again you might tick only 1 very important one.

Take one of the questions, “Do you seem to worry a lot”. Well, don’t we all worry a lot? But stick it together with a “yes” for the question about racing heartbeat & shortness of breath & you might well have a problem. If you think there’s even a slight chance you are suffering an anxiety or panic disorder test yourself now.

It may even be a relief to discover what exactly has been bothering you for a while. Rest assured that you are not helpless if you are a sufferer. Anxiety attacks can be beaten in several ways.

When my wife was struck with a panic attack (while driving our car of all places!) we eventually turned to a technique called PanicAway. It worked for her after countless other “treatments” had no effect whatsoever.

** Take the anxiety symptoms test at this site. **

An anxiety attack, or panic attack as they are more or less the same thing, is a frightening thing. I was witness to my wife suffering a panic attack while at the wheel of our car. I could not believe just how frightening it was!

If you suspect you may be a victim of these panic attacks then there is a simple test that you can take. All you do is tick either yes or no on a series of questions. Then look at the notes at the end and it will let you know whether to seek further advice.

In the anxiety test there’s a whole host of potential symptoms If you are having one or more of them then it may be in your interests to act fast. The very last thing you need is an anxiety attack in the wrong place at the wrong time.

If you are showing any symptoms from the panic attack test then you can follow the links to get further info on how to stop them dead before they start. It’s possible to overcome them as my wife actually uses this technique to control her attacks. However, before we came across this particular lifesaving technique she saw all manner of useless shrinks and quacks.

One of the main symptoms of anxiety attacks is rapid heart beat and shortness of breath. These symptoms usually start with no apparent reason. They then escalate into a feeling of immense dread.

If you get an anxiety attack you can make it much worse by panicking about the actual anxiety attack! A terrible vicious circle that’s hard to break. If you can spot the signs early you can use the techniques to stop any attack before it even starts. You can then carry your day as normal.

Once you learn the tricks to identify them you can stop any panic attack in its tracks. Stopped way before it even starts. If you have confidence to recognise an attack you can improve your technique and assign your anxiety to the past.

If you need to take the anxiety symptoms test then click the link.

Could you identify a panic attack if you had to? I can say from experience they are darn scary and it wasn’t even me having the attack! I was in the car while my wife was driving when she was hit with a panic attack.

I sure wish we’d had the opportunity to know beforehand by taking a panic attack symptoms test. Unfortunately we had to find out with a full blown attack.

I’m not lying when I say it was one of my scariest moments. In my forty odd years on earth I’d seen nothing like the thing that my wife was in the grip of. That sounds about right “in the grip of”, as invisible giant hands were seemingly trying to squeeze her.

There’s an awful lot of people walking around who are suffering from anxiety attacks who don’t realise. They may be suffering at differing levels but they are still suffering. It’s not all doom and gloom as they can be easily conquered no matter how bad.

We saw a handful of doctors who all had a similar viewpoint. They’d say its all in her head. They’d say there’s nothing to fear. Trained doctors or not, I’ve seen these first hand and there is something to fear if you can’t quickly stop them.

I could care less whether it’s in your head or not. If you are having an attack you certainly know about it. If you’ve experienced any of the following symptoms you may be a sufferer. If you are then now is the time to take action before you get an attack in a life threatening situation like my wife (and I) did.

If you want to check out the number one (in my opinion) system to stop these attacks dead in their tracks then click this link… Review of Panic Away.

A few of the most common symptoms are…

Feeling the need to fiddle with something almost constantly. If you have to fiddle or simply cannot sit still then you could well be building to an anxiety attack.

Do you frequently feel irritated for no reason You may be heading for trouble if you are feeling irritated al the time.

Do you worry a lot If you seem to worry more than others about the things around you, like family, work, school etc then you may be leading up to being a victim of anxiety attacks.

Do you have heart palpitations & shallow breath This is one of the biggest indicators. If you have either then you should seek further help quickly as you may be a sufferer whether you realise or not.

If you want to learn more and maybe take a more in depth anxiety symptoms test then get yourself over to my site where there’s a simple test you can take. … Click for an anxiety symptoms test

Are some people more prone to panic disorder than others? The short answer is, yes. Physical differences have been observed among people who are prone to panic symptoms when compared to the “normal” person. The following are descriptions of these physical differences.

1) Sensitivity to adrenalin and hormonal changes

In general, people with panic disorders (including agoraphobia) have adrenal glands that overproduce. Because of this, they will more often experience an adrenaline rush or “fight or flight” response when placed in a “threatening” environment. This makes them more susceptible to panic attacks.

In panic disorder patients, during periods of extended stress, adrenaline and a hormone called cortisol (a stress fighting hormone) are overproduced by the adrenal gland.

The overproduction of these two hormones interferes with the production of serotonin and dopamine. These are neurotransmitters that stabilize your mood and sense of well-being. When serotonin and dopamine levels are low, your mood becomes unstable and you are less able to cope with stress.

In this state of chemical imbalance, you tire more easily, your immune system is compromised, and you can more often experience panic or anxiety attacks. Even after the initial cause of the stress is gone, you are more likely to remain in a heightened state of anxiety.

2) Sensitivity to medications

A greater sensitivity to medications,  including side effects, is observed among panic disorder patients. The side effects and/or symptoms of withdrawl for some medications, including anti-anxiety medications, often be similar to the symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks themselves. Because of this, medications prescribed to people who exhibit panic symptoms should be prescribed in smaller doses initially and then increased gradually as little as possible.

3) Sensitivity to physical stimulus

People who have panic attacks usually are more sensitive to bright lights, temperatures, sudden or harsh sounds, and other sources of physical stimulation. Physical stimulus will more easily overwhelm someone with panic disorder, cause them to feel disoriented, and lead to a release of adrenaline (triggering the “fight or flight” response).

4) Sensitivity to large amounts of sodium lactate

Large amounts of sodium lactate in the bloodstream have been found by some researchers to cause panic attacks in people with panic disorder. Sodium lactate is produced when muscle cells convert sugar into energy. It is the basic solution in intravenous fluids given in the hospital.

In one study, when patients with panic disorders were given sodium lactate, the temporal lobes of the brain experienced a dramatic increase in blood flow. The temporal lobes are the same area of the brain affected when subjects in other studies (who do not have panic symptoms) have been given an electric shock!