The physical symptoms of anxiety disorders are usually closely associated to what the type of the anxiety itself! For example, people with panic attack may experience slightly different signs (or even sometimes very different symptoms) to people who have a specific phobia disorder. You may also like to read types of anxiety disorders, before continuing!
Furthermore, the physical symptoms also can be different from person to person. In other words, if you have a certain type of anxiety, the physical symptoms that you experience may be slightly difference to other people who have the same type of anxiety that you have. Talk with your doctor for in-depth information!
There are also some anxiety signs that cannot be analyzed or evaluated on your own, you need to see a doctor immediately to get to know clearly these signs, which include weakness, dizziness, fainting, shortness of breath, fainting, palpitations, and chest pain.
The following are some physical symptoms of anxiety, based on the type of anxiety disorders!
Panic attacks
It is a kind of anxiety that describes intense periods of fear that can develop over in rapid progression (very short time frame). Some physical symptoms of this disorder may include: trembling, dizziness, sweating, hot flushes (shills), palpitations, sense of choking, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, and numbness in the entire body (or only in the limbs).
And you should know that panic disorder and panic attacks are different. Not all the symptoms of panic attack are categorized into the signs of panic disorder. But all symptoms of panic disorder can be categorized into the signs of panic attacks!
Moreover, there are also other conditions that can lead to the similar signs of panic attacks, which include agoraphobia, social phobia, hyperthyroidism, mitral valve prolapsed, heart attacks, and hypoglycemia!
What else you may need to know?
- Another type of anxiety is phobic disorders (social phobia & agoraphobia), which are a kind of mental disorder that describes persistent, intense, and recurrent fear of specific situations (like certain public places, height or when speaking (or having presentation) in front of a group) or specific objects (like blood, snacks, cat, spiders, etc)! People with phobic disorders also have a chance of having a panic attack.
- There is also a type of anxiety what we call as ‘generalized anxiety disorder’. It is a kind of unreasonable worry (excessive worry) over a period of at least 24 weeks (6 months). Some physical symptoms of this type are sleep disturbances, difficult to get concentration, muscle tension, and easy fatigue.
Note: don’t jump directly to the conclusion of any symptoms that you have. If you in doubt about what you experience, see a psychiatrist or doctor immediately so thus you will get a clearly diagnosis and the right advices about anything you should do to treat and get over physical symptoms of anxiety that you have!
In addition -- you may also like to read natural remedies for anxiety disorders!
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Reference: WebMD
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