What you should know about chest pain Panic Attack

Panic attack chest pain is created a real dilemma. Go you chest pain is only a symptom of panic attack and drive it out? Or you go to a hospital and get it checked out?

Nobody wants to overreact, but ignoring chest pain can be fatal. What to do?

Unfortunately I have some experience with the subject, so I have a few thoughts on it. I will address this in a moment, but first I have this statement:

These are just my ideas. This definitely is not a medical advice and is for informational purposes only. You should consult with a medical professional before making any decisions on a medical problem, especially with something as serious as chest pain.

The classic symptom of a heart attack is crushing chest pain ("like an elephant stepping on my chest"). Symptoms can however remarkably variable.

Sometimes the pain in the neck, jaw or down the arm. And some people may have a heart attack without pain altogether. As an aside, have public health officials noted that for reasons that are unclear, women other than pain or discomfort in the chest more often than men.

Other symptoms of a heart attack would be sweating, changes in heart rate and a sense of mischief. If you have any experienced a panic attack, you will see that there are a lot of overlap. It is not always easy to solve.

Therefore, it is always best to err on the safe side. If you have chest pain that you've never had before, especially if it started while you exercised, get to a hospital. It is usually best to call 911. Experts recommend chewing on an aspirin while you wait for the ambulance.

If you're young with no risk factors for cardiovascular disease (high blood pressure, family history, smoking, high cholesterol, etc.), it is unlikely that a heart attack. The chances of a heart attack is lower in young women than young men of the same age.

A cautious approach is to call your doctor. If they are not available or you don't have one and you've never chest pain before, then probably you will get to a hospital. Better safe than sorry.

Even if the chest pain goes away and you're pretty sure it was a panic attack, you should still get checked out. Not necessarily as an emergency, but soon. If the pain is gone, you can call your doctor for an appointment. She'll probably some tests that can consist of a stress-test ordering.

If everything checks out, then you know that you are likely to with a panic attack and not a heart problem. While a panic attack will not kill you, certainly feels like it will at the moment. A panic attack not threaten your life, but it destroys your quality of life.

The best way to deal with chest pain panic attack is not that the panic attack in the first place. Fortunately, we have a lot of treatment options these days.