Causes of Panic attack
Triggers list for Panic attack: The list of triggers mentioned in source as possible causal factors for Panic attack includes:
- Catastrophic misinterpretation - the mistaken belief that something (e.g. symptom
- Environment change
- Etc.) is going to cause a severe problem is the underlying trigger for many panic attacks
- Hyperventilation - hyperventilation can be both a symptom and a trigger for a panic attack
- But few people with chronic hyperventilation get panic attacks
- Humid atmosphere
- Stuffy atmosphere
- Hot atmosphere
- Vertigo
- Chest pain - an unrelated chest pain can trigger a fear of heart attack (or another panic attack) and thus actually lead to a panic attack; chest pain is also a symptom of panic attacks.
- Dizziness - dizziness can be both a trigger and symptom of panic attacks.
- Breathlessness - can trigger the feeling that you cannot breathe and this fear leads to a panic attack.
- Nausea - can trigger a fear of the social embarassment of vomiting leading to an attack.
- Palpitations - palpitations can be both a trigger and symptom of panic attacks.
Cause statistics for Panic attack: The following are statistics from various sources about the causes of Panic attack:
- About 50% of people who suffer panic attacks report that humid/hot/stuffy atmosphere causes more attacks
Underlying condition causes of Panic attack: The list of possible underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Panic attack) mentioned in various sources as possible causes of Panic attack includes:
- Panic disorder
- Panic disorder with agoraphobia (type of Panic disorder)
- Panic disorder without agoraphobia (type of Panic disorder)
- Substance-induced anxiety disorder (type of Anxiety Disorders)
- Anxiety disorders - certain other types of anxiety disorders can lead to panic attacks:
- Social phobia
- Specific phobia (type of Phobias)
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Adjustment disorder
- Substance-induced anxiety disorder (type of Anxiety Disorders)
- See also causes of symptoms panic or anxiety
Panic attack as a complication: Other conditions that might have Panic attack as a complication might be potential underlying causes of Panic attack. The list of conditions listing Panic attack as a complication in our database includes:
Panic attack as a symptom: Conditions listing Panic attack as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Panic attack. The list of conditions listing Panic attack as a symptom in our database includes:
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