any tips on how to control panic attacks when they rear their ugly head?
how does one handle them? especially the dizziness and lightheadedness that makes you feel like you will pass out?any tips? Also does one only faint during a panic attack if they fail to control their breathing? regards
Hi Maukie
I’d like to give some solid advice to you about panic attacks, and to the others here too advocating all kinds of methods!! There are many dead ends you can go down tryin to deal with this problem. I have a history of them and now I have dealt with them.
When a person has a panic attack they are frozen in fear. This is not cowardice. Panic attacks become a private hidden secret inner prison that destroys a person’s life and self-esteem. A person tries so hard to hide it even from him/herself. Panic attacks come on like a heart attack without a warning. It is a very similar feeling and hard to detect which makes it even scarier. The chest tightens, there is no way to handle the fear factor, the feeling that is paralyzing and comes from out of nowhere. Physical discomfort like a rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, hot flashes and trouble swallowing regularly accompany the attacks. Panic attacks usually peak within ten minutes but can last 30 minutes. Sometimes panic attacks can last as long as a day. Many feel very tired and worn out after the attack subsides.
Learning how to stop panic attacks is a priority for the majority of those who have ever experienced them. This is because panic attacks are emotionally, mentally and physically draining. Some have gone so far as to describe panic attacks as emotional nightmares.
Although a doctor is a good port of call first in case there is some health-cause, medications do not always alleviate the panic attacks, especially long term, and those prescribed with anti-psychotic medication are on the road to further problems resulting from the consistent use of chemicals that eventually have a permanent negative effect on the brain.
I am not a doctor or a professional person, but I am a person that lived with panic attacks and have overcome them. I’ve had to read information and misinformation from sources that proscribe to know about panic attacks but they don’t. People give so many varied points of view on how one should deal with them. Persons that have panic attacks not only have to deal with the panic attacks, they have to deal with people who have a lack of understanding and arguments at the same time.
There are now simple techniques you can learn to help you stop panic attacks quickly and easily and eventually cure panic attacks completely. These techniques have been tested and proven through research and actual application to stop panic attack quickly and effectively.
Now, deep breathing technique is one of the quickest ways you can use to stop a panic attack from embarrassing you. It enables you to calm down your body and oxygen flows to your brain cells which in turn makes you feel light-headed. The deep breathing technique is also called diaphragmatic breathing and is a very important technique to learn if you what to quickly know of how to stop a panic attack. The challenge now is when you are experiencing anxiety, focusing on proper deep breathing can be very difficult task. The deep breathing technique requires you to breathe directly from your diaphragm and is the type of deep breathing you do during meditation. This technique is simple and anyone can practice it when you begin to feel the symptoms of panic attack.
I’ve included a link if anybody wants to really get to know more about these techniques and how to stop the panic attacks completely and for good. I’ve been there so I wish all those on the search the best, and I offer lots of optimism because this affliction can be overcome.
Good Luck
You gotta learn to tell yourself you are really going to be okay. Surround yourself with people if that will help, try and take your mind off of it. Meds will work also. Clonazepam, alprazoleman, lorazepam.
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I’m only 18, but I’ve had panic disorder since I was around 11 years old. What I do that has been helping me recently is focus on an object around you. say it out loud, say the color that it is. then move to the next object and say what it is out-loud and color, and so on.
Another thing I’ve been told over and over again is that when I feel it coming on I need to tell myself that I can breathe and that I have control. You need to tell yourself you are in control and that this is all in your head. It is easier said than done. Good Luck!
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I try to calm myself with chamomile tea and/ or melatonin tablets, then I lock myself in my bedroom away from chatter, noise, people. Warm milk helps if you don’t have the other two.
Sometimes, if it gets past the control point, I go for a walk (fight or flight response) or I call my best friend and he usually talks me thru it. All methods usually work for me with good results. Good luck!
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I was put on Risperdal, both daily at night for sleep, and up to twice daily as needed, worked AMAZINGLY for both, but especially for panic attacks–it worked within a half hour, at most. However, this is a strong anti-psychotic, and a doctor will tell you which works specifically for you :)
And it really really REALLY helps to have someone there with you or on the phone with you, because I tend to hyperventilate and get really worked up without realizing it :D
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Personal experience
you need to learn mind control and breathing techniques. relax and take some deep breathes, realize that the fear that is causing this is not real and everything is perfect and will be fine, try to regulate your heart rate! hope this helps!
References :
http://myanxietycure.net
http://myanxietycure.net/anxiety-blog
Hi Maukie
I’d like to give some solid advice to you about panic attacks, and to the others here too advocating all kinds of methods!! There are many dead ends you can go down tryin to deal with this problem. I have a history of them and now I have dealt with them.
When a person has a panic attack they are frozen in fear. This is not cowardice. Panic attacks become a private hidden secret inner prison that destroys a person’s life and self-esteem. A person tries so hard to hide it even from him/herself. Panic attacks come on like a heart attack without a warning. It is a very similar feeling and hard to detect which makes it even scarier. The chest tightens, there is no way to handle the fear factor, the feeling that is paralyzing and comes from out of nowhere. Physical discomfort like a rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling, hot flashes and trouble swallowing regularly accompany the attacks. Panic attacks usually peak within ten minutes but can last 30 minutes. Sometimes panic attacks can last as long as a day. Many feel very tired and worn out after the attack subsides.
Learning how to stop panic attacks is a priority for the majority of those who have ever experienced them. This is because panic attacks are emotionally, mentally and physically draining. Some have gone so far as to describe panic attacks as emotional nightmares.
Although a doctor is a good port of call first in case there is some health-cause, medications do not always alleviate the panic attacks, especially long term, and those prescribed with anti-psychotic medication are on the road to further problems resulting from the consistent use of chemicals that eventually have a permanent negative effect on the brain.
I am not a doctor or a professional person, but I am a person that lived with panic attacks and have overcome them. I’ve had to read information and misinformation from sources that proscribe to know about panic attacks but they don’t. People give so many varied points of view on how one should deal with them. Persons that have panic attacks not only have to deal with the panic attacks, they have to deal with people who have a lack of understanding and arguments at the same time.
There are now simple techniques you can learn to help you stop panic attacks quickly and easily and eventually cure panic attacks completely. These techniques have been tested and proven through research and actual application to stop panic attack quickly and effectively.
Now, deep breathing technique is one of the quickest ways you can use to stop a panic attack from embarrassing you. It enables you to calm down your body and oxygen flows to your brain cells which in turn makes you feel light-headed. The deep breathing technique is also called diaphragmatic breathing and is a very important technique to learn if you what to quickly know of how to stop a panic attack. The challenge now is when you are experiencing anxiety, focusing on proper deep breathing can be very difficult task. The deep breathing technique requires you to breathe directly from your diaphragm and is the type of deep breathing you do during meditation. This technique is simple and anyone can practice it when you begin to feel the symptoms of panic attack.
I’ve included a link if anybody wants to really get to know more about these techniques and how to stop the panic attacks completely and for good. I’ve been there so I wish all those on the search the best, and I offer lots of optimism because this affliction can be overcome.
Good Luck
References :
http://www.endofpanicnow.com
Hey… Victoria here, maybe my personal story can give you some solace…
a lil about me- about a year after my husband left me and my daughter died about 5 years ago.. I was at a very difficult point in my life, and was ultimately diagnosed with depression, severe anxiety, and panic disorder. I would say that i’ve always for the most part been a little depressed and had some degree of anxiety, but this just completely tipped the scale. I remember there were days on end I would just lie in bed, and whenever I would be in a social environment my anxiety would go through the roof and I would often have panic attacks. Therapy never seemed to be effective for me, and my psych put me on damn near every med out there. I’ve been on everything from wellbutrin to paxil, zoloft, prozac, lexapro, celexa, buspar, valium, klonopin, xanax.. etc. Sometimes 2-3 different ones in combo at the same time. Nothing really seemed to work for me. With the exception of some of the benzos (klono./xanax) .. these worked well for a little while, but I grew tolerance quickly, and became highly addicted.
Then one day while researching online i came across this reputable looking website http://www.anxiety.pcti-system.com .. which talked about this program to eliminate your anxiety for good, all naturally. Long story short, I wound up signing up to try it and the program worked amazing.. Not only do I no longer have panic attacks and anxiety gone, but my depression has also seemed to dissipate a little. And I’m currently starting to slowly ween off the meds I’m on. >>>>
I would personally say that possibly the biggest driving factor in all this is OCD. I think obsessing and constantly having your thoughts focused on your own condition and constantly analyzing your own thoughts/actions plays a very significant role in the persistence of our ails. Almost like the condition is a small lit fire, and OCD is the fuel that keeps it consistently burning… Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that meds are generally a unhealthy short term cure that only semi-treats the symptoms, and never the cause. Hope I was of some help!
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My good friend Molly suffered from panic attacks for a number of years. Her doctors told her to use a variety of meds, but in the end, they were just treating the symptoms. She spent a lot on the meds, and had some very nasty side effects.
The deep breathing did help some as did meditation and exercise, but again, they only treated the symptoms.
What really did the trick for her was something called cognitive therapy. She did not get this from her doctors, she actually learned how to treat herself from a great website that has helped over 30,000 others. She has been panic attack free for over 8 months now, and I am amazed at the change in her personality. She now doesn’t mind crowds and even got on an airplane last month, something that was a complete no go one year ago. Anyways, I hope this helps you. Good luck.
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http://www.panicway.com-bestsale.info