There are typical symptoms of agoraphobia which are:

• Panic attack (panic attack) during exposure to the distressing situation;
• The repetition of seizures during exposure to the distressing situation;
• The anticipated fear of a panic attack;
• The avoidance of distressing situations (leading to a limitation of social life or withdrawal at home);
• Strategies to try to get out of it, like the need to be accompanied to go out.

The various fears can vary according to each agoraphobic person:

• fear of crowds, or queues;
• fear of staying in an enclosed space;
• fear of being on a bridge, on a bus, train or car;
• fear of not being able to leave this closed place;
• fear of being alone outside of home;
• fear of having an anxiety attack in a public place.

The signs of panic disorder are:

• increased heart rate, palpitations;
• muscle tremors or twitching, chills;
• sweating, hot flashes;
• difficulty in breathing, feeling of breathlessness, suffocation;
• chest pain or discomfort;
• dizziness, feeling dizzy, empty-headed;
• nausea, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea;
• anxieties;
• fear of dying, feeling of imminent death;
• afraid of going crazy.