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Say No to Drugs: Treating Anxiety Attacks Naturally
Posted by GuestPoster in Health & Fitness
Anxiety attacks or panic attacks are nothing but horrible episodes; however, many experts say that they are non-detrimental and could not harm you. Nonetheless, once you have had a taste of an anxiety or panic episode, for sure you would never ever want to re-experience it again! If you are to go and seek the help of a medical doctor, you will most likely be prescribed with drug-based medications with the intent of treating your condition.
Normally, you will be prescribed with SSRI’s or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, which are types of drugs that falls under the antidepressant category. These drugs are designed to work on the sufferer’s brain chemistry in order to manage as well as normalize their moods and emotions. Aside from SSRI’s, other commonly prescribed medications are mild tranquilizers and beta blockers. Mild tranquilizers are said to help calm the person down whereas beta blockers are geared towards controlling the physical signs as well as symptoms of anxiety or panic attacks.
While all of these outlined drugs can help you in terms of controlling panic attacks, the problem is that they can only do so on a short term basis. The side effects of these drugs can also be pretty nasty and may include weakness or listlessness, stomach cramps, dizziness, nausea and more often than not, dependency. There are paradoxical effects involved with them as well in which your condition can increase or worsen through time. If you wish to know how to treat panic attacks minus all these risks and more effectively, you can try some of the following;
Meditation – The objective of this approach is to rid your body and mind of your anxieties as well as fears by utilizing special strategies and techniques to relieve high stress levels, relax your tense muscles, calm and relax yourself and so on, so that you will be able to transform all of your negative feelings into more productive ones. You will need to perform such techniques and strategies regularly in order to master them, so you would obtain nothing but positive gains.
Therapy – One excellent type of therapy that you can employ is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This involves altering both your behavior and thought processes. With this type of approach, you can choose to either go on a one on one basis (patient and therapist) or engage in group therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy makes use of various techniques like daily journals, evaluating behavior and beliefs, role playing, relaxation exercises among others.
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