what is the difference between panic attack and anxiety attack?

Question

how can i know if i have one of them?

Answer 1

well anxiety attacks are less severe and have less bodily symptoms....but panic attacks are full blow,out of the blue,more violent on the body,and are worse in symptoms.
the duration of the panic attacks are longer also.

Answer 2

An anxiety attack is when something bad happens to you or you’re thinking about something bad and you get really anxious. You can get so anxious that you might even have some physical symptoms. For example, you might get shaky, your heart might race, or you might get short of breath. An anxiety attack can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. The main feature of an anxiety attack is that you are worrying about something in your LIFE (for example, relationships, work, school, money).

A panic attack on the other hand comes on all of a sudden, out of the blue for no reason at all, and it’s all about your BODY or your MIND. You suddenly feel like you must be having a heart attack (or a stroke, or passing out, or choking, or vomiting, or going crazy, or losing all control) because your heart is racing, you’re short of breath, you may have nausea or tightness in your throat, and you’re shaking. A panic attack comes on within ten minutes, but can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. The main feature of a panic attack is that you are worrying about your BODY or your MIND right then and there, rather than worrying about something in your life. Most people with panic attacks have gone to an emergency room at least once to make sure nothing physical was going on.
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/What_is_the_difference_between_an_anxiety_attack_and_a_panic_attack.html

Answer 3

I believe they're the same thing. If you've ever had an irrational yet overpowering, all-encompassing fear that if you don't get out of the situation you're in, you will unquestionably die - regardless of how embarassing your behavior/reaction is - that's an anxiety attack. In the 'fight or flight' instinct, it's the 'flight' response on steroids. You wouldn't have to ask if you just had one - you'd know.

Answer 4

They are the same thing.

It's usually describes as a sudden extreme burst of fear, heart racing, breathing speeds up, there may be increased sweating, sometimes there is pain in the chest, a choking feeling in the throat, and the person may even feel like it's temporarily hard to breathe.