Comments on: Why do they say panic attacks are not good for us, when excercise is?

By: fuzzykitty

fuzzykitty — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:01:04 +0000

no a panic attack is when your body is tense and ready to flee, and in not getting exercise, you are not releasing this excess adrenaline. Makes you tense and possibly feel like you were run over by a Mack Truck.

By: Mogli of the Jungle

Mogli of the Jungle — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:01:04 +0000

The heart starts to beat irregularly when you panic, but not when you exercise.

By: Puzzler

Puzzler — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:01:04 +0000

Panic attacks cause sudden and irregular heart rhythm escalations.
Exercise (when done properly) gradually raises your heart rate and then gradually allows it to return to normal (the cool down period after exercise).

By: Laurence W

Laurence W — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:01:04 +0000

Exercise is balanced,and causes release of good hormones and chemicals that relax us and relax the arteries. The heart relaxes more between beats, even though it beats hard each beat.

Panic your body is flooded with stress hormones, and your blood pressure goes way up, so its very hard on the heart. If there is a weak spot in an artery, it could burst. If a large artery, that could kill you. If they don’t burst, they do stay stretched and enlarged. This ectatic artery section is wider, and blood slows more going through that section 24 hours a day. The stretching damages the artery wall, which causes subsequent cholestrerol accumulation. But this just keeps getting worse and worse and eventually can go from being too big, to being a complete blockage.

Stress and panic are NOT like exercise.

By: Nurse Tess

Nurse Tess — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:01:03 +0000

Panic attacks raise your heart rate, blood pressure and respirations by causing the release of hormones such as epinephrine and dopamine. While these are very useful hormones, and necessary to us in small doses, they are not good things to have floating around for the long term. They lead to chronic hypertension, poor circulation to the limbs (epinephrine and norepinephrine cause the blood vessels to constrict), and they increase insulin resistance leading to a greater risk of diabetes. Not to mention, it’s very distressing to feel anxious so it’s bad for your mental health.

Exercise, on the other hand, raises our heart rate and respirations in a short-term healthy way, strengthening to cardiac muscle to give us a better cardiac output and increased circulation to the limbs, which eventually leads to lower blood pressure. It also makes your lungs fill more efficiently and increases your body’s sensitivity to insulin, which leads to a lower risk for diabetes. Exercise also helps you to blow off steam, leading to decreased stress levels and it’s also shown to improve body image even if you haven’t lost any weight yet. This leads to better mental health and higher self esteem