Know the Difference Between Panic Attack and Heart Attack

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Panic attacks and heart attacks have similar but not the same symptoms, namely increased chest pain. It’s just that in a typical heart attack, pain occurs in the chest area that tends to feel like being pressed by a heavy load, arises during activity, then spreads to the jaw, neck or shoulders with cold sweat that accompanies these symptoms.

“While the attack is occurring panic, pain in the chest is felt tends to be like being stabbed which can be localized, appears suddenly, can even appear at rest or sleep, due to Stress or extreme anxiety, accompanied by feelings of fear of death or fear of losing control,” said Dr. I Gusti Ayu Ratna Dewi starting health talk education through the Zoom application organized by the management of Siloam Hospitals Heart Diagram, Thursday (23/09/2021) in Cinere Depok.

In education entitled: Panic Attack vs Heart Attack: How to Know Them Apart that, dr. I Gusti Ayu Ratna Dewi, who is fondly called dr. Ratna said, therefore, keep in mind that the onset of chest pain is not always a symptom of a heart attack, especially if you are young and free from various risk factors for heart disease after going through various examinations, described by doctor Ratna, who works at Siloam Hospitals Heart Diagram every day. .

Panic attacks are generally harmless but can interfere with activities if repeated over and over again. The main thing that sufferers can do during a panic attack is to try to recognize the state of a panic attack, calm down through breathing, and try to focus on the surrounding (grounding).

“Try to calm yourself down, take a deep breath through your nose and then exhale slowly through your mouth. While holding your breath, do grounding, which is to focus on your surroundings, by mentioning 3 things you can hear, see, and touch,” said dr. I Gusti Ayu Ratna Dewi.

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