Panic attack symptoms can affect a person in just a few ways or they can affect their entire body. When you read the following symptoms ask yourself if you have had them and if you say yes to these then get in touch with you doctor and see about getting an appointment. Lets say sweating has become a problem and maybe even a rapid heart beat with some palpitations, these are not extremely dangerous but they can be of some annoyance. They can affect a person more if they are combined with other more serious symptoms. When you can see yourself shaking it can be a problem but it's worse when you can only feel the shaking on the inside. There can be times where you will have to make yourself sit until you can return to normal. The feeling of having a lump in you throat or choking can be uncomfortable. This can be hard to deal with for some people when it lasts for long periods of time or all of the time. Some people have shortness of breath or even feel like they are smothering. If a sensation of not being able to catch your breath or get a enough air happens this can be very scary to people at times. When you start to become physically uncomfortable, that is when people normally worry. Chest pain is usually the number one symptom in itself that will make you seek medical attention. Some symptoms can be combined like bloating, indigestion, abdominal pain and nausea you can have them all at once or just one at a time. Feeling light headed or dizzy can be harmful to the person if they do not sit down until it wears off because they could fall or faint. Fear of losing control can affect a person just like depersonalization were you feel outside of yourself or De-realization when a person feels all dreamy. All of these can cause a person to be uneasy or even confused in their own daily routine. The sensation you feel when you cross your legs too long and one of them falls asleep is called parenthesis. Which is just a word for numbness or tingling sensation but it can affect just one part of you at a time or your whole body. These are not the only panic attack symptoms that a person can have but most of them. Watch for the symptoms so that you can make sure to get to a doctor if you think you are having a panic attack.