Understanding Chronic Panic Disorder: Symptoms, Causes & Management

Experiencing chronic panic disorder can make carrying out day-to day-activities difficult. Understanding chronic panic disorder can help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety-related dysfunction.

Heart Disturbances

• The heart can be negatively effected by a chronic panic disorder, resulting in heart palpitations, rapid heartbeat and the feeling of the heart pounding in the chest.

Breathing Changes

• Breathing patterns can change when there is a great deal of anxiety and panic in the body. This can cause shortness of breath and hyperventilation.

Dizziness

• Severe anxiety attacks can cause a feeling of vertigo, resulting in dizziness and a feeling of spinning.

Feeling Dreamy

• Chronic panic disorder can cause you to feel otherworldly, and can cause a dreamy feeling to take over the mind.

Nausea

• Chronic anxiety attacks can cause the nerves in the abdomen to tighten, leading to an upset stomach and nausea.