What should I do if I have a panic attack when I talk about hospitals?



People who have panic attacks at the mention of hospitals but usually do not have any abnormal performance are mainly considered to be caused by psychological factors such as excessive emotional tension; they may also be caused by disease factors such as myocardial ischemia and cardiac arrhythmia, and the patients may usually have panic attacks and chest tightness during the onset of the disease.

1. Psychological factors lead to: especially sensitive people, when they hear words that do not feel good about themselves, such as hospitals or doctors, there may be panic, sweating, increased blood pressure and other manifestations. This is a normal physiological response of the body, generally do not need special treatment. If it has affected the normal life, you can accept the psychological guidance of a professional counselor or with drug therapy.

2. Panic caused by diseases, such as myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia and so on. Even if you don’t go to the hospital, patients may have panic attacks, chest tightness and other symptoms.

Patients with discomfort need to consult the cardiovascular medicine department of the hospital to identify the cause of the disease, and then take reasonable treatment under the guidance of the doctor.