Sometimes I feel a crazy adrenaline rush. Like all of a sudden I will be super awake and eyes wide open for a few minutes. I almost feel like im going crazy. Is this a panic attack?
2007-09-20 12:06:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Does your heart race? Is sweat rolling off your face and body? Do you have "sweaty" palms? If these, plus the last line in your question, are happening to you, you might be having a panic attack. Some panic attacks manifest themselves with the symptoms of a heart attack. Hard to breathe, hurts to breathe, heaviness in the chest. Have you seen your primary care physician about these symptoms? Is anything going on in your life that would cause you to panic? (Something you FEAR?) Don't mess with it - get checked out! There are things you can do to calm yourself down, but just make sure that panic attack is your diagnosis.
2007-09-20 12:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by nean 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, panic attacks are not always adrenaline rushes.
"A panic attack is a response of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The most common symptoms may include: trembling, dyspnea (shortness of breath), heart palpitations, chest pain (or chest tightness), sweating, nausea, dizziness (or slight vertigo), light-headedness, hyperventilation, paresthesias (tingling sensations), sensations of choking or smothering or derealization, or the feeling that nothing is real. These physical symptoms are interpreted with alarm in people prone to panic attacks. This results in increased anxiety, and forms a positive feedback loop. Despite the multitude of symptoms and the afflicted's fears a panic attack presents no real danger."
"An adrenaline rush is usually accompanied by an increase in endorphin activity. Endorphins are responsible for feelings of well being, as well as pain relief. Due to synaptic plasticity, increased endorphin activity creates an increase in endorphin receptor sites, which in turn can create a stronger desire for endorphins. Synaptic plasticity and receptor site proliferation are widely believed to be the mechanisms by which chemical addictions are developed."
2007-09-20 12:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is....I'm sorry must feel weird...seek out some good help...don't continue to deal with this
2007-09-20 12:15:10 · answer #3 · answered by Moza 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That might be something like it.
2007-09-20 12:25:10 · answer #4 · answered by Tivogal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋