🟧 Wetin Be Panic Attack?

Panic attack na sudden episode of intense fear or anxiety wey fit happen even when no real danger dey.
During panic attack, the body release stress hormones wey fit cause strong physical symptoms.

Person fit experience:

• Fast heartbeat
• Chest tightness or pain
• Sweating
• Dizziness
• Shaking
• Tingling for hand, feet or face
• Feeling say something terrible wan happen
• Fear say dem wan die

Even though d symptoms dey frightening, panic attack by itself no usually damage d heart.

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🟧 Wetin Be Heart Attack?

Heart attack happen when blood flow to part of the heart muscle become blocked.
Without quick treatment, the heart muscle fit begin suffer permanent damage.

Common symptoms include:

• Heavy chest pressure or squeezing pain
• Pain wey spread go left arm, both arms, jaw, neck, shoulder or back
• Shortness of breath
• Cold sweat
• Nausea or vomiting
• Serious weakness
• Dizziness

Some people, especially women, older adults and people with diabetes, fit get unusual symptoms.

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🟧 Why Plenty People Dey Confuse Dem?

Both panic attacks and heart attacks fit cause:

• Chest pain
• Fast heartbeat
• Sweating
• Shortness of breath
• Feeling say something serious dey happen

Because of this, e no safe to assume say chest pain na only anxiety.

Healthcare workers fit need examine the person and sometimes carry out tests like an ECG and blood tests to know the real cause.

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🟧 Real Life Example

One afternoon, Ngozi suddenly begin feel chest tightness, her heart begin race and she struggle to breathe.
She think say na panic attack because she don dey stressed for work.

Instead of to stay for house dey guess, her mama wey be nurse carry am go emergency department.

After examination and tests, doctor confirm say na panic attack.
Ngozi receive treatment and later begin therapy to help manage her anxiety.

👉🏾 Lesson: Panic attack fit feel like heart attack. But until healthcare worker examine you, no assume say na anxiety.

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🟧 Wetin You Suppose Do?

If you or somebody around you suddenly develop:

• Heavy chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Pain wey spread go arm, jaw or back
• Fainting
• Severe weakness

Call your local emergency medical service or go to the nearest emergency department immediately.

Even if e later turn out to be panic attack, e better make healthcare worker rule out heart attack first.

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🟧 Final Advice

Panic attack and heart attack fit share similar symptoms. But heart attack na medical emergency!

👉🏾 If chest pain dey new, severe, unusual or you no sure wetin dey cause am, seek emergency medical care immediately.

Your life dey more important than guessing.

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📚 Medical References

Medical information for this article come from trusted international health organisations and evidence-based medical resources.

For the full list of medical references, see the English version of this article.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This article na for education purpose only. E no replace medical advice, diagnosis or treatment from qualified healthcare professional.

For the complete medical disclaimer, see the English version of this article.

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