Anxiety Therapy- Panic Attacks, symptoms, treatments

I asked another question here on yahoo about how to calm down from anxiety attacks and they told me to first of all make sure that they are actually anxiety attacks. Like they said my body could be trying to survive from low blood sugar levels or something..

You are having an anxiety attack when you heart starts beating really fast and you get sweaty, have a hard time getting your breath, feel nauseous, and have chest pains.

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What does it mean when you get anxiety attacks, especially at the movies?

too much stress I get them when I worry to much you just need to relax

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Thankyou!

I’m not sure if the first answerer has had previous bad experience with cognitive therapy or if s/he just doesn’t understand it but cognitive therapy is not a ’short term’ solution and can in fact can be used as a tool by people with anxiety disorders over their entire lives. Cognitive therapy is a good alternative to pharmaceutical interventions, which often are only short term solutions and often do not tackle the roots of anxiety, only the physiological results of it.

Cognitive therapy is beneficial to people who suffer from anxiety because it helps them to recognise the triggers and causes behind their anxiety and to work towards different ways of viewing ‘anxiety-provoking’ situations. People can therefore take an active role in tackling their anxiety. Therapy sessions would likely involve investigating the different situations that provoke anxiety including examining exactly what features of a situation the person feels anxious about and what negative occurrence they feel is likely to result from these features. Next the therapist may encourage the person to explore the rationale behind these fears and anxieties in a logical, rational manner. The sessions will also investigate other alternative outcomes (more positive outcomes) for situations that are upsetting to the person and the person will be encouraged to explore why they feel the negative occurrences are more likely to occur than the positive outcomes. The end point is that the person learns to focus on the more positive, likely, rational and logic outcome to a given situation, as opposed to the "worst case scenario", which they tend to focus on and become anxious about.

In short, with anxiety disorder, cognitive therapy helps people to alter the way they process a given situation in order to remove the irrational fears and anxieties that they attach to it. Whilst no treatment will ever work 100% successfully with everyone who receives it, cognitive therapies have been shown to be very successful in treating anxiety disorders and mild to moderate depression. However, they do involve effort and patience from the people receiving the therapy in order to have a chance of being effective.

Hope this helps!

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I had an anxiety attack last week, and since then, it feels like I’ve been out of touch with reality and it’s almost as if I have to reassure myself I am in reality.

Hey, I understand how you feel…

The uncomfortable symptoms like sweaty palms, "jelly" legs, extreme alertness, "impending doom" feeling and the fight-or-flight response.
I’ve been there. I’m an ex-victim. Sometimes the deep breathing or distraction techniques doesn’t work - a full-blown panic or anxiety attack happens later.
Sometimes you experience panic attack out of the blue and such.

Do NOT buy Panic Away, Linden Method, EasyCalm or the Panic Puzzle. They do NOT work - I’ve tried them and their solutions are similar - it DOESN’T WORK.
Medications do NOT work - I was under many antidepressants (Prozac, Lexapro, Paxil and Zoloft) and anti-anxiety medications (Ativan, Klonopin, and Xanax) but my condition was the same - no improvement at all.

The only program that really work is The Panic Attack Solution. It’s found by an ex-victim. You can check out his old blog in his official website to read up some useful tips.
But the package is the best - it teaches 17 powerful techniques and the real solution to panic attacks. I’ve bought it and it really helped me - it’s the BEST anti-anxiety package or book I’ve read.
His theory really makes sense and it works effectively!

You will learn why your panic attacks can happen without warning sometimes; why having stimulant causes panic attacks; and many-many other useful tips!

Check out his official website:
http://www.ThePanicAttackSolution.com

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I was just on my laptop playing sims for about 2 hours, and got off and expirenced alot of anxiety symptoms. I naturally have anxiety, and i’m on prozac, but it just worries me. my muscles were kind of tremoring and i felt unreal…is this normal.

A new scientific study has linked video games to anxiety epidemics in young people.
According to the report, video games cause a ‘fight or flight’ reaction that triggers an adrenaline surge and the danger is that this chemical remains in the body since no physical action follows.Pushing anxiety to such a level without physical action can cause adrenaline overload. The rise in anxiety disorders is frightening.

This follows a scientific study at the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital in Taiwan that showed that obsessive gamers exhibited the same neurological effects as drug addicts.

Take care as always!

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I don’t know what to do when my partner starts to have anxiety attacks. Just like him I feel helpless and I get angry. When he says he’s scared, feeling like his heart is fluttering I don’t know what to say or do except hold him and say it’s going to be ok. Sometimes it gets irritating and I want to leave. How do I deal with his sudden changes in behavior?

Hi Brian! You sound like a great friend in that you are wanting to respond to your partner in the best manner possible to help.

I struggled with anxiety for years & my husband stood by as a good support to me. Here are a few tips that really helped me:

1. Know that the anxiety attacks are not in your partners control
2. Anxiety attacks are generally IRRATIONAL fears
3. Talk your partner through them
4. Do not belittle your partner during or after the attack

I used to really struggle with going to the doctor & having blood work done. So while we were expecting our now 8-year-old son, I would drive to the doctor, with my husband as the passenger. (Usually he would drive while I was the passenger.) Now this doesn’t seem like anything big, however… we discovered that if I drove to the doctor, I had to concentrate on driving rather than sitting as an idle passenger ruminating on how I was going to have to have blood work done & working myself into a frenzy.

Not sure when anxiety attacks enter in, but have your partner work his way through them if at all possible– continue in his routine.

Hope this makes sense & hope it helps!

Best of Luck!
Christine

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Ive been having panic attacks recently (or what i think are panic attacks) and i have been feeling worn out.. and i keep getting bad headaches.. or migranes rather.. is this to be expected?
I have been to the doctor and have had a full blood panel and everything came back normal..although i am about to schedule another appointment. I am worried a bit because ill get headaches (or migranes which im concerned they are) and they make my eyes agitated.. and it does make them sensitive to light and such.

Certainly! It varies between people, though. It can be difficult to find information about it, but if you talk to a psychiatrist or a mental health care worker, you’ll find out that it’s more common than you thought.

I myself have a Panic Disorder, where I have frequent panic attacks, sometimes even over nothing. My side effects include a lack of control over my muscles, loss of strength, uncontrollable emotions and mood swings, and sometimes even severe stuttering if it’s bad. I am left extremely exhausted and ready to fall asleep. Sometimes, I have some of these side effects for hours or even all day!

I’ve been seeing a mental health care worker twice a month, and I’ve been getting a prescription for Zoloft from my psychiatrist. If you’re having these frequent panic attacks, it would be best to see someone about it. Sometimes, panic attacks are a result of a medication, or perhaps you’ve developed a panic disorder with a change in your physical or emotional life. Maybe, there was a recent loss in your family or friends. Maybe, you moved or got a new job. New members of the family…getting married…going to college…all these big things can set of panic disorder, which may or may not last. I have always had this thing as long as I can remember, but you most likely are experiencing something of a temporary condition.

The best advice I can give you is to keep going with the tests but for sure see a psychiatrist or something. Get some immediate help by at least going to someone in the mental health care area of expertise. That way, if he thinks it’s serious, he can get you in to see a psychiatrist quicker (especially if you get the help of a doctor). All these things will help. Believe me. I should know.

Just know that what you’re going through is actually quite common! Lots of people get panic attacks sometime during their lives, and quite a few people have gone through a period of having panic disorder. So long as you don’t let it control your life, you’ll be able to get through your life just like normal!

I hope you get the help you need soon!

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Going through a very, very, rough time right now and am having severe anxiety. Very close to a panic attack and I’m scared. My DR will not prescribed anything other than Prozac and that isn’t helping although taken for several years. Looking for something natural, (I will continue with Prozac) it’s the only way I can do this.

I heard that ginseng works well for mood enhancement, maybe it will work for your anxiety. Be careful with the Prozac! Ask your doctor about Zoloft. It doesn`t have as many side effects and seems to work better. There must be a reason your doc won`t try anything else. Find another doc!

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I’ve suffered from panic attacks since I was very little, and my first major panic attack was when I was in the middle of a very busy restaurant. Another one was on a crowded train on my way to work and my heart-rate jumped like crazy.

If anyone out there experience those similar reactions.. What are the best treatments for ending these panic attacks? THANKS!

Having my own experience, speaking with others, and reading literature, I learned that "panic" is a defense mechanism that protects us from over-whelming anxiety. The problem therefore, is not the "panic", it’s the underlying anxiety.

I would suggest that you look into the "release-valve treatment," as it helped me a great deal with my anxiety. Also, do your reading and studying to give you a better understanding of the main causes and treatments of panic attacks.

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i notice alcohol makes me forget my obcsesions and compulsions. is there any explanation for this?
i dont drnk maybe once in a blue moon b everytime i do i feel relief..

I disagree with the people who say alcohol is a depressant. I found it to be a life-enhancer! Im not an alcoholic since I don’t drink often and when I do I know when to stop. everything in moderation is what people cant seem to learn. there are 2 basic types of drunks.

1. Happy Drunk (like me)
2. Angry Drunk

it is the angry drunks of the world that dont know when to stop drinking and become alcoholics and end up getting in fistfights in bars over dumb stuff and are just overall troublemakers. I think these types of people have problems from the start that they dont know how to deal with so after drinking they just lash out to feel better. remember that drinking just impairs your judgement. it doesnt MAKE you a fighter or rapist or arsonist. these things are what they always wanted to do deep down but never tell anyone! (and for good reason) after having a few drinks you arent "thinking" as much as usual and its more about enjoying the "feeling" so that takes away your anxiety for a little while. but yeah you could try weed like the other guy said if you are not sure what kinda person you really are.

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