Manage Anxiety Attack

Anatomy of an Anxiety AttackAnxiety attacks are normal body reactions – coping mechanisms – against different stressors and distressing predic...


Anatomy of an Anxiety Attack

Anxiety attacks are normal body reactions – coping mechanisms – against different stressors and distressing predicaments. In other words, these are chemical, physical and emotional reactions that are elicit by fear, apprehension, or shock.  These reactions also cause a  “fight or flight” response. Based on scientific studies, people automatically react to stress or stress-inducing activities by either making a confrontational stance or making a decision to avoid the stress.

Pressure can come from an emotional problem in a relationship at home, demanding tasks and deadlines at the office,  the dread of a forthcoming test, or the clamor for a game-winning performance in a championship game.  All these can product constant anguish and even anxiety attacks if a person is not able to cope effectively with the stress.  A person that is undergoing an anxiety attack often experiences a feeling of numbness or tingling, shortness of breath, dizziness, heightened palpitations, chronic sweating, chills, hot flushes, and  nausea.

Extreme levels of anxiety can produce serious ill effects on one’s physical and mental health.  Anxieties can actually a hinder or adversely affect a person’s the day-to-day activities.  Aside from the possibility of leaving a person emotionally depressed and physically weak, anxiety can also cause a person lose the ability to make a rational decision.  It is not uncommon to hear of cases of people with severe anxiety who have lost their jobs and failed in their relationships.  For these people who have become victims of anxiety attacks, life has become a mere matter of survival — bereft of happiness, fulfillment, and health.

Some people can cope with depression and anxiety.  But for a significant number of people who do not have the ability to cope with stress and anxiety, the only means to regain their life is to undergo therapy and, if necessary, take anxiety medications.  These anxiety medications, if accompanied by therapy conducted by professionals, offer relief and possibly permanent protection from the debilitating effects of stress and severe emotional distress.   Anxiety medications often vary in the dosage and desired effects.  However, what is common among these anti-anxiety medications is the ability of these drugs to  suppress unnecessary chemical and emotional surges.  Controlling these chemical and emotional surges allow a person with anxiety to regain a sense of peace and tranquility.

Anxiety medications, also known as anxiolytics, are prescribed to treat the different  symptoms of anxiety. For example, Bensodiazepines are prescribed to treat the short-term and disabling effects of anxiety.  These drugs are take effect in a person’s central nervous system, which is the reason why a certain degree of sedation occurs in a patient using the medication.

Non-bensodiazepines, however, are used to control the serotonin level in the body. Serotonin is essential to the body for regulating anger, temperature, mood, sleep, vomiting, sexuality, and appetite. Though they are proven to be less effective than bensodiazepines, the serotonin-regulating effect of this type of anti-anxiety drug also helps a person to achieve a relaxed state.

While these medications offer relief, people must still practice a little caution before taking these anti-anxiety drugs.  These drugs cannot totally remove all symptoms of anxiety.  Of course, these medications cannot resolve an emotional or psychological problem that is actually the origin or source of a person’s anxiety attacks.

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13 Responses to “Manage Anxiety Attack”

  1. I did not want to take medications for my anxiety attacks – I was very worried that I would become addicted to them and have to take them forever. Luckily I found a natural solution to my panic disorder.

  2. I used to take medications for my panic attacks, but they started to make me feel weird. I switched to an all natural program about six months ago, and things have been going much better. I think medications are good for very severe problems, but if you can overcome your fears naturally your much better off in the long run.

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  5. Anxiety attacks don’t seem like they should be categorized as “normal body reactions.” I know anxiety attacks are being more and more wide-spread, but I don’t think they should be considered normal yet.

  6. Anxiety attacks can be caused by a number of different triggers.Stress is perhaps the most common but chemical imbalances in the brain can also lead to low serotonin production leading to mood swings ,panic attacks and depression.We have found that diets rich in Vitamin B (3 , 5 ,6 and 9) as well as those that include L-Tryptophan as well as Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA ) and L-Theanine can dramatically improve the quality of mood ,stabalise anxiety and panic attacks and go in part a long way to helping ease anxiety and depression.
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  7. Sorry, but therapy is probably your only solution. However, every therapist is different, and you may have to sort through a few before you find one that clicks with you. The reality is a lot of them suck. Anxiety is no joke and it may take a few years to get it under control. Keep working towards an solutions that work for you. Just don’t give up , ’cause it’s out there.

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