Friday, November 13, 2009

The Natural Treatment For Panic Attack Disorder

By Waheed Lamidi

The real reason for panic attacks is not completely comprehended but what is understood is that this can happen to any person, devoid of any purpose, indiscriminate of their age which means a happy and healthy person has the same possibility of experiencing an attack as a person who is depressed and unhealthy. An episode of panic attack could occur while you're at your house, resting on the recliner, watching TV, when driving, shopping or strolling, while at the office, or any other location, and could actually happen while you are sleeping.

Given these circumstances, methods of intervention could change from person to person, depending upon their physical condition, symptoms, way of life, and how often the attacks occurred. Generally though, treatment involves psychotherapeutics, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or possibly meds although different therapies which might be used are meditation, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and herbal treatment.

Anti-anxiety medicines like Ativan, Xanax and Klonopin supply quick ease from the symptoms panic attack. Benzodiazepines provide immediate results, normally within 30 minutes to an hour, they are however, very habit-forming and feature some serious withdrawal symptoms. Anti-depressant medicines (Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro, and Celexa) should be consumed continuously before you begin to notice the effects, normally around six months or even a year however, you can't take anti-depressant drugs just during a panic attack. Additionally, because you can't predict the time you will have that kind of an attack, just the ones that are diagnosed with panic disorder (or recurring panic attacks can acquire these kinds of drug.

Attacks, in addition to panic disorder, agoraphobia and various other phobias and similar ailments may be addressed efficiently using psychotherapeutics. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is established as an efficient method to lower the effects of these attacks or eliminate this complaint. CBT specializes in altering the thought process of the individual from negative thoughts to positive views in addition to altering the way in which an individual functions or acts when he runs into emergency or situations that can trigger a panic attack.

Another intervention similar to CTB which is worth mentioning is exposure therapy which aids the individual in overcoming their dread though permitting them to confront those fearful situations in a controlled and secure way. The end result of the method is that the person learns how to act positively on the things he believes are perilous circumstances - more specifically, through this experience, the patient learns that the circumstances that he is afraid of aren't detrimental and dangerous.

In many cases, medication alone or therapy alone is enough to completely cure this ailment, however different cases call for both treatment techniques to adequately treat panic complaint. Meditation, breathing exercises, and relaxation methods were found to be efficient in lowering the odds of encountering an additional panic attack as they help calm the mind and relax the muscles. Constantly doing those routines and methods will strengthen the body's relaxation response.

Natural herbs such as bacopin, ginkgo biloba, passion flower, St. John Wort, hyperforin, 5HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan), chamomile, rhodiola, are almost as efficient since they have organic anti-stress features. In some cases, utilizing those herbs is sufficient enough to combat attacks and lots of individuals react positively utilizing that kind of treatment. Fresh leaves could be turned into tea with some available OTC in oil, infusion, capsule, powder and tea. The best thing about those organic herbs is that they do not yield any side effects when held in comparison to standard anti anxiety and anti depressant prescription meds.

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