[lit-ideas] Re: Fwd: Re: Tune and Turn Off - Panic Attacks
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 20:48:54 +0100
>Yeah, I'm familiar with what anaphylactic shock is, it just
seemed irrelevant to
> the conversation. I'm talking about someone with no history of
asthma,
>no sudden incident such as a bee sting or what have you, who
suddenly
>is completely unable to exhale for a matter of several minutes.
A
>frightening experience, but survivable. My question, I guess,
is does
>that qualify as a "panic attack", and if so or not, what forms
of behaviour
>do panic attacks take?
They might though they have no history of asthma and don't appear
to
have exposed to an allergen have had an allergic reaction. Or
they might
be having a panic attack. But I would expect fear to enter into
their mind
almost before the physical symptoms. To an observer, apparently,
panic
attacks and asthma attacks can look the same.
This account omits hyperventilation, still, it may help:
"your heart is racing, your mind is filled with anxiety,
you start to tremble, you're having trouble breathing,
and you feel a threat of impending doom."
I found it here; I haven't checked this site out but think you
might also want to look at say nih.gov
http://www.anxietypanic.com/
I think someone who gets what could be panic attacks should see
their GP
Judy Evans, Cardiff
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