22 July 2009

Does panic attack result in Weight loss/gain?

Does panic attack result in Weight loss/gain?

A typical panic attack .....

Your heart races, you chest tightens, you suddenly get breathless and reach desperately for
something to steady your balance. Your mind swims with a million questions and thoughts.
But most pressing in the mind of a panic attack victim is “Am I going to die?”
Reaction by the body is only a representation of what the mind is thinking or believes about a particular situation. Fight or flight is one term used to described this.
Some of the symptoms of a panic attack are similar to those of other more serious conditions such as a heart attack or stroke. The most scary part is that it is very difficult to tell if you are having a heart attack or a panic attack.
Even though the signs and symptoms manifest themselves in physical form in your body such as breathlessness, dizziness, sweating, trembling or choking a panic attack will never cause death regardless of how severe it is.
Numerous research has been done into the effects of panic attacks on some particular parts of the body.
These have mainly been focused on the effects of panic attacks on the cardiovascular system and have no conclusive evidence.
Regardless of what you are feeling during a panic attack your best defense against the question can panic attack cause death, is to firmly put into your mind that you will not die. This is one step towards a holistic approach to overcoming panic attacks.

The above explaination will definetly gives some kind of relief.

What about Weight?
During a typical panic attack some people tend to sweat a lot which means you have chances of loosing weight gradually but at the same time a sufferer wants to drink(alcohal based). Which is stopping you from loosing weight.
Its always better to avoid drinking even if you have mild panic attack or no panic attack at all.
You can definetly be healthy and fit even if you have a panic attack quite often.
Post your commnets on the above view.

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