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[October 02, 2007]   (AP) A study of more than 3,000 older women found a panic attack may signal future risk of heart attack or stroke. Symptoms of a panic attack include:

• Palpitations, pounding heart or accelerated heart rate

• Sweating

• Trembling or shaking

• Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering

• Feeling of choking

• Chest pain or discomfort

• Nausea or abdominal distress

• Feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded or faint

• Feelings of "unreality" or being detached from oneself

• Fear of losing control or going crazy

• Fear of dying

• Numbness or tingling sensations

• Chills or hot flushes

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Source: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

[Associated Press]

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