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ozm8ey
10-12-2015, 02:59 PM
Hello guys well apparently heart attacks and panic attacks feel almost the same so what happens that once time when you're actually having a heart attack but by habit you will just think its a panic attack? How do you tell the difference?

Emlou
10-15-2015, 11:36 PM
HEART ATTACK

Escalating chest pain reaching maximum severity after a few minutes
Constant pain, pressure, fullness or aching
Pain in the substernal or left chest area
Pain or discomfort that travels or radiates from the chest to other areas, such as one or both arms, abdomen, back, shoulders, neck, throat or jaw
Pain that is brought on by exertion (although unstable angina may bring about pain without exertion)

PANIC ATTACK

Sharp or stabbing chest pain
Chest pain that is fleeting
Pain that is localized to one small area
Pain that usually occurs at rest
Pain that accompanies anxiety
Pain that is relieved or worsened when you change positions
Pain that can be reproduced or worsened by pressing over the area of pain