Many physiological disorders produce panic-like symptoms. You will find them listed below.

Physiological Disorders with Panic-like Symptoms

Cardiovascular

• Angina pectoris
• Myocardial infarction (recovery from)
• Arrhythmia
• Postural orthostatic hypotension
• Coronary artery disease
• Pulmonary edema
• Heart attack
• Pulmonary embolism
• Heart failure
• Stroke
• Hypertension
• Tachycardia
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Transient ischemic attack
• Mitral stenosis

Respiratory

• Asthma
• Emphysema
• Bronchitis Hypoxia
• Collagen disease Pulmonary fibrosis

Endocrine/hormonal

• Carcinoid tumor
• Pheochromocytoma
• Hyperthyroidism
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Hypoglycemia
• Pregnancy

Neurological/muscular

• Compression neuropathies
• Myasthenia gravis
• GuillainBarr syndrome
• Temporal lobe epilepsy

Aural

• Benign positional vertigo
• Meniere's disease
• Labyrinthitis
• Otitis media
• Mastoiditis

Hematic

• Anemia
• Iron deficiency anemia
• B12 anemia
• Sickle cell anemia
• Folic acid anemia

Drug related

• Alcohol use or withdrawal
• Side effects of many medications
• Illicit drug use
• Stimulant use
• Medication withdrawal

Miscellaneous

• Caffeinism
• Head injury

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