Anxiety can give nausea, heart palpitations, stomach problems, headaches and chest discomfort. Panic feels like an overwhelming distress without any kind of relief. Over 2 million American people have some kind of panic and/or anxiety disorder.
Some facts about disorders helping people to understand how they are diagnosed. Women are more affected by anxiety and depression than men. Twice as many women are diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Physicians think that men are more reluctant to express their feelings.
Some of the signs and symptoms of panic disorders are connected to the neurotransmitter serotonin and play an important role in the expression of the symptoms of depression and panic disorders.
A higher number of serotonin receptors are found by women, which may account for the higher percentage of women who are affected by anxiety. Incorrect amount of neurotransmitters, or too much, a woman’s brain will be greatly affected, because of the higher number of receptors.
Women and men react different to anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medication on the market and is related to the numbers of receptors.
The signs of an anxiety panic disorder will be intens within one or two minutes and can fade away after just 20 minutes. Most panic attacks are finished within 30 -45 minutes. Anxiety attacks are more slowly and can last for several hours.
A person is most often be diagnosed in his/her 20’s and 30’s. It is not common to have a first attack in the teens years or after 40. People who are thought to be emotionally well adjusted experience anxiety or panic attacks as well. This shows prove that a biochemical reaction can be responsible and not purely psychological factors.
Symptoms of an anxiety disorder include, hot flashes, chest pain, chills, tingling in the hands or feet, overwhelming sense of fear or anxiousness, feels like there is something in your throat, shaking and nausea.