Other than the adults and the elderly, the symptoms of anxiety attacks can also be seen in young children.
We parents often tend to overlook the probable signs of anxiety attacks in children, which is definitely a big reason why these kids are left untreated for more than 10 years; the anxiety attacks tend to strike when a child is in his pre-pubertal stage.
This stage is indeed very critical for the development of every child and must no be ignored.
Research has revealed that children are likely to develop persistent anxiety attacks like that of adults.
As children are notorious by nature, we often fail to understand the intensity of their problem.
Sometimes they even try to fake us.
Also the pre-pubertal stage is a phase of life when a child begins to grow rapidly and it becomes difficult to diagnose the kind of problem that they might be experiencing.
Sometimes the children themselves cannot identify the changes occurring in their bodies, it becomes difficult for them to recognize a disorder and a normal change in them.
Such a dilemma can also lead to the cause building up of anxiety attacks.
As children grow up, the symptoms of anxiety also tends to manifest and it is well known that most of the anxiety and mood disorders in its chronic stages in adults are headed by anxiety disorders that the person has experienced when he was a child.
There is a strong link between these two stages of life.
People often fear some specific things as a child; some children fear the darkness and this increases the risk of the development of anxiety attacks when they grow up to become adults.
Researchers have also added that the fears in children can contribute to multiple disorders rather than just single disorders in multiple variations.
It can be chronic and potentially threatening as well.
Children tend to take pain and fears very seriously and they prefer not to get into those zones again that could lead to either of these two situations.
For instance, a child who has a functional constipation problem would develop a sense of anxiety about his toileting behavior.
If the bowel movements are painful, children hate to sit in the toilet as they develop a sense of fear.
Such cases must be minutely observed as these small incidents can lead to bigger causes of anxiety attacks in the future.
Children also have similar symptoms of panic attacks as adults.
They might perspire and feel uncomfortable with some dizziness as well.
They might also run out of breath and their hearts might pound heavily.
These are typical symptoms of anxiety attacks, but you might not necessarily note these signs in your child even if he is suffering from a panic attack.
A child needs to be observed and understood closely to get a thorough knowledge about his behavior.
Also communication can bring up the problems that your child is experiencing; you must speak to him and while you do keep an eye on his behavior and body language.
His expressions can actually reveal the intensity of his anxiety and fear.
Also note if your child cries very often nowadays? Does he speak fluently as he always did? Has he been urinating very frequently and sometimes wetting his bed as well, which he never did after he turned 2 yrs old? Ask these questions to yourself and try to communicate with your child as much as possible.
Also don't hesitate to see a doctor before things aggravate.