Anxiety And Panic Attacks – What Causes Them?

Here are a few causes that can cause someone to go into a full blown anxiety
attack:

Phobias have a huge impact on some people who are subjected to a particular
situation or possibly an object that they are terrified of and it will
immediately trigger a panic attack instantly.

Passiveness is usually thought of as a very nice way of being polite. However
when the politeness, shyness and being overly respectful goes to the extreme
and in a submissive way it very often means that they have a very low self-
esteem and no self-confidence. This very often triggers an anxiety attack.

When one finds themselves really over-breathing or exhaling excessively than
they start hyperventilating and getting more carbon dioxide into their
bloodstream which results into dizziness, rapid heartbeat and being light
headed which in turn causes many people to go into an anxiety attack.

Some drugs that are prescribed to actually treat some symptoms of panic attacks
can actually cause panic attacks when you go to get off of the drug. One drug
known for this is Benzodiazepines, it usually helps the patient feel relief from
the attack within 30 minutes but is it really worth it if you will have
additional anxiety attacks when it comes time to get off the drug? Coming from
someone who has battled with anxiety attacks for most of my life, I think not.

There are certain medications such as fluoroquinolone type antibiotics and
Ritalin (methylphenidate) with panic attacks listed as a side effect. Attacks
may be temporary, usually occurring when a patient begins medication but may
continue occurring even if the patient is already accustomed to the drug. When
this occurs, change of dosage or type of drug is usually necessary. Selective
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs boost the level of serotonin in the brain
which regulates and normalizes emotions. However, intake of SSRIs can increase
anxiety at the beginning of use. Anxiety attacks may even be more frequent to
patients who wean on and off the medications.

Post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, Wilson's disease,
pheochromocytoma, hypoglycemia, mitral valve prolapse and labyrinthitis
(inner ear disturbances) can come through as a panic attack. Vitamin B deficiency
from periodic depletion because of parasitic infection from tapeworm or due to
inadequate diet can cause panic attacks.

Inheritance can also play a very large role in someone that has panic attacks.
Children, whose parents have been found to suffer from a panic disorder, are
very likely to experience or have panic attacks as well. However it must be noted
that people with no family history what so ever can still develop a panic or
anxiety disorder.

One's own environment and upbringing can have a huge contributing factor on
rather someone develops a panic disorder also. If you grew up overly cautious
about life and lived in a very stressful environment and or have very traumatic
experiences from your past then a very strong panic disorder can very well
develop.

Significant life changes, emotional trauma from a failed relationship, life
transition, stimulants such as nicotine and caffeine, psilocybin, marijuana, and
drugs can trigger panic attacks.

Please take note that these triggers may have a different impact on different
people. One may only need one trigger to have an episode of anxiety attacks.
Others may require several triggers in order to break down. Also, by simply
being exposed to any of these triggers do not automatically result to panic
attacks because some are emotionally stronger than others.

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