Panic Attacks Support Group
A panic attack is a period of intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting no more than thirty minutes. Symptoms include trembling, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventilation, and sensations of choking or smothering. Panic attacks can be very sudden, appear to be unprovoked, and are often...
I just recently have had this odd pain in the bottom of my rib cage and it's SO tender I cannot even touch the area and i'm really getting freaked out about it (and having PA's and not sleeping over it) b/c i don't think I can attribute it to the dyspepsia I have. Also, i've had horrible muscle pains in my neck and back lately (and I promise you they are not from lifting weights or anything haha) It would just make me feel better to know if anyone else has felt this way or may know what in the world this pain is all about (I can't see a doc for another couple weeks). thanks everyone!
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i have similar pain issues, and they are real...don't know what kind of doc you are going to go to, but i get trigger point injections from a physical medicine/rehabilitation specialist (aka physiatrist) they are very well informed about the psychology/physiology of pain and the circular nature of pain/panic/depression/pain...good luck
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