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• feeling of choking or smothering
• chest pain
• nausea/upset stomach
• feeling dizzy or light-headed
• derealization (feeling like the world has become unreal)
• depersonalization (feeling detached from yourself)
• fear of losing control
• fear of being “crazy”
• numbness or tingling feeling
• chills or hot flashes
A panic attack doesn’t usually involve all these symptoms at
once. If at least four of them are present, then the episode is
probably a panic attack.
About 1.7 percent
of teens and adults
are diagnosed with
agoraphobia
each year.