Agoraphobiais a fear of being outdoors or being in a situation from which one either cannot escape or from which escaping would be difficult or embarrassing. The condition often occurs in association withpanic disorder.
Symptoms of agoraphobia are most severe when one experiences a situation as described above. Associated symptoms resemble those ofpanic attackand can includeanxiety, apprehension, feelings of entrapment, embarrassment, helplessness, and rapid heart rate. Other symptoms and signs can includediarrhea,upset stomach,lightheadedness,dizziness, troublebreathing,excessive sweating, feeling shaky, andchest pain. In severe cases, the individual may feel that death is impending.
Cause of agoraphobia
Medical professionals believe possibleinheritedor genetic factors coupled with environmental influences cause agoraphobia.
Other agoraphobia symptoms and signs
- Anxiety
- Apprehension
- Chest Pain
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Embarrassment
- Excessive Sweating
- Fear
- Feeling of Shakiness
- Feelings of Entrapment
- Helplessness
- 头晕
- Panic Attack
- Rapid Heart Rate
- Trouble Breathing
- Upset Stomach
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Examples of Medications for Agoraphobia Symptoms and Signs
- 阿普唑仑
- Benzodiazepines
- Citalopram
- clonazepam
- diazepam (Valium, Diastat, Acudial, Diastat Pediatric, Diazepam Intensol)
- escitalopram
- fluoxetine
- fluvoxamine (Luvox)
- lorazepam
- paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva)
- propranolol, Inderal, Inderal LA, Innopran XL
- sertraline
- vortioxetine (Trintellix - formerly known as Brintellix)
