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Anxiety attacks are not something not to be given attention to. If truth be told, they can be the worst nightmares of your lives. It is a type of attack that can be experienced by any age group so every person should know about its symptoms so that they can cure it before it destroys their lives.
Anxiety happens when your brain release adrenaline or tension hormones. It can occur due to any reasons like instability in personal life, reduced marks in exams, death of a relative, loss of job etc. The symptoms vary from person to person; following are some of its symptoms, if you experience them then immediately contact your doctor:
HEAVY BREATHING OR HYPERVENTILATION:
Some people when experience anxiety attacks start to breath heavily. Many people breathe hard when they are anxious but if this condition persists, then it is considered serious. Hyperventilation is the lack of carbon dioxide in the body that leads to fast breathing. Individual faces hyperventilation when they feel lightheadedness and tremble at the same time.
IRRATIONAL FEARS:
This is one of a rare symptom of anxiety disorder; the individual suddenly starts to have irrational fears or phobia for different things. When this fear gets extreme, the individual starts to behave abnormally. He or she can even harm different things or people in the midst of this fear so you should definitely seek professional help when you experience such kind of symptom.
INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE:
This is one of the most common signs of anxiety attack, the blood pressure of the person rise to a great extend. It is not a very big problem for normal people but if you are someone who also has diseases related to heart then you should immediately discuss this problem with your doctor because the increased blood pressure can cause heart attacks or angina to the heart patients.
SEIZURES:
As anxiety attacks changes the chemical activities of the brain, seizures can occur to the anxiety patients. They are a sign of chemical imbalance of the brain. Seizures can be controlled; however, they can damage some parts of the brain. Seizures are cured with the help of medicines.
LOSS OF WEIGHT:
Anxiety patients can also experience weight loss, the alteration in weight is seen in a couple of days and not suddenly. This symptom is very dangerous because the body of the patient becomes weak and catches germs and viruses very easily.
Anxiety should never be avoided and if one feels the above symptoms then he must immediately report to a doctor before his or her case get worse and they destroy their lives.
