How to control an permanently treat panic attacks
If you are a victim of panic attacks, I feel sorry for you because I understand how bad it is especially if you have tried different ways to treat it to no avail. You probably walk around with tablets and hope that the next attacks will not be so severe. Would you believe me that there is a natural way of overcoming panic attacks without having to resort to over the counter or prescription drugs like anti-depressants and anti-anxiety pills?
Medications do not cure anxiety disorders in any way, no matter what you believe. What happens is that they only keep the anxiety under control for a short period of time by suppressing the symptoms without addressing the underlying problem, the cause of the attack. Another thing you have to know is that since panic attacks are most likely long term, using drugs for long have extensive side effects from mild to severe, the most common being drowsiness. Others include nausea, headaches, dizziness, loss of memory, blurred vision and change in sex ability and sex drive. You would not want to experience these, especially later in life.
The best ways to treat panic attacks is the use of natural remedies to train the mind on how to control panic attacks especially through behavioral changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT is very effective in treating panic disorders. What happens when you get panic attacks is that your mind focuses on negative aspect of fear.
This treatment will help the mind learn to focus on the positive aspects of life and changing the thinking and behavioral patterns especially before and during the attacks. Undertaking this therapy will assist you understand how to change the way you think, how to nurture positive thoughts to give no chance to fear and how to react well to anxiety situations. This is a permanent solution to anxiety related disorders and panic attacks.
April 16 2010 03:37 am | mental health