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Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia - Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia Symptom, Cause, Treatment
Panic Attack
- The patient suddenly develops a severe fear or discomfort that peaks within 10 minutes.
- During this discrete episode, 4 or more of the following symptoms occur:
-Chest pain or other chest discomfort
-Chills or hot flashes
-Choking sensation
-Derealization (feeling unreal) or depersonalization (feeling detached from self)
-Dizzy, lightheaded, faint or unsteady
-Fear of dying
-Fears of loss of control or becoming insane
-Heart pounds, races or skips beats
-Nausea or other abdominal discomfort
-Numbness or tingling
-Sweating
-Shortness of breath or smothering sensation
-Trembling
Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia
- The patient has recurrent panic attacks that are not expected.
- For a month or more after at least 1 of these attacks, the patient has had 1 or more of:
-Ongoing concern that there will be more attacks
-Worry as to the significance of the attack or its consequences (for health, control, sanity)
-Material change in behavior, such as doing something to avoid or combat the attacks
-The patient also has agoraphobia
- The panic attacks are not directly caused by a general medical condition or by substance use, including medications and drugs of abuse.
- The panic attacks are not better explained by another Anxiety or Mental Disorder
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