Can You Pass Out from a Panic Attack

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Panic Attacks and Anxiety-Induced Fainting

Anxiety and panic produce a wide range of terrifying symptoms. Some of these symptoms lead people to believe that they are experiencing something more serious that requires medical attention. It's not uncommon to feel like fainting during a panic attack, and if it becomes too severe, if you faint and hit your head.

Can you pass out from a panic attack? If so, why does it happen? This post will delve into these issues.

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The Consequences of Panic

A doctor should be a part of your treatment providers that diagnose the cause of your fainting, and it is dangerous to diagnose yourself online, since there could be underlying conditions beyond anxiety causes fainting, such a low blood pressure. Consult your doctor, but keep in mind that anxiety and fear are very typical causes of feeling faint.

True fainting is quite uncommon in panic attacks. But panic attack fainting does happen, and there are reports of it happening to some people who have a genuinely severe panic attack, but the likelihood is quite low. If you genuinely faint and black out, seek medical attention.

To reiterate, panic attacks might result in fainting. Some people have fainted as a result of extreme stress. Panic attacks produced by phobias can undoubtedly result in fainting, albeit they differ slightly from classic panic attacks experienced by persons suffering from panic disorder. There are several conditions that can cause fainting. It's just that people who suffer from panic attacks rarely reach that point.

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What Causes Fainting or Fainting Feelings

Now, let's go over some of the conditions that can contribute to fainting or, more commonly, the feeling that you're about to faint. While fainting is uncommon, feeling like you're ready to faint anytime is extremely common, like feeling dizzy or lightheaded, weak in the knees and need to sit down.

In reality, dizziness, lightheadedness, and weakness (all of which you feel when you're about to faint) are incredibly common symptoms of panic attacks, so much so that people who don't realize they're having one may believe that they're having a heart attack, instead or worse, that they're about to pass out. The causes of this sensation can be complex, but the most typical ones are the following:

Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation is the most prevalent cause of fainting sensations, and it can trigger fainting in a panic attack. Hyperventilation is caused by breathing too quickly or inefficiently inhaling too much carbon dioxide in through your mouth instead of breathing in through your nose first. Hyperventilation constricts blood vessels, particularly those in your brain, making you feel dizzy, weak, and tired. This is the most common cause why people pass out during panic attacks. Breathing in through the nose, gets oxygen directly to your brain and will help to calm you.

Adrenaline

Adrenaline may not always induce lightheadedness and fainting, but it does raise the heart rate, cause tunnel vision, and can make the body seem as if it is floating on air. Adrenaline is the chemical that causes anxiety, and some of the symptoms of adrenaline surges paired with intense fear can make you feel as if you're going to pass out.

Brain Shutdown

Anxiety and terror overwhelm the brain, causing it to shut down. Some portions of your brain actually shut down (or slow down) during a panic episode, because we cannot think and feel at the same time.  If your emotions are high, you are not thinking logically.  It's conceivable that your mind isn't working well throughout this procedure, which could lead to sensations similar to fainting.

Sensitivity

It's also worth noting that a heightened sensitivity to physical sensations is a symptom of panic episodes. Those suffering from panic disorder tend to experience symptoms more intensely than those who do not suffer from the condition. For example, if someone who is not anxious rises up too quickly and feels lightheaded, they shrug it off and it goes away. When someone suffering from anxiety has the same lightheadedness, the sensation is intensified and frequently causes greater anxiety, which causes even more panic.

These are the reasons why you may feel like you're ready to pass out during a panic attack, and in rare situations, these are the difficulties that may cause you to pass out. However, in most cases, they just induce severe physical symptoms that mirror near-fainting, which is why many people dread the possibility of fainting in the future.

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How to Prevent Fainting

Once a panic episode begins, it is significantly more difficult to control. To lessen hyperventilation symptoms, what you can do is make sure you're breathing properly. Remember that hyperventilation is caused by an imbalance of carbon dioxide and oxygen.  Breathe slower and in through your nose and out your mouth.

So, resist the impulse to take quick, deep breaths. At the same time, don't hold your breath because it can cause a sudden change in blood pressure, which can contribute to additional symptoms. Instead, considerably slow down your breathing by doing the following:

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Slowing your breathing ensures that you are getting enough oxygen and carbon dioxide. It won't get rid of all of the symptoms of hyperventilation - once they start, but gives you a chance to at least reduce some of them so that they don't worsen.

You should also take steps to reduce the severity and frequency of your anxiety attacks, because panic attack fainting is easier to prevent than it is to stop once it has begun.

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