In order to know what an anxiety panic attack symptom is and what it is not, you need to get an accurate medical diagnosis of your condition first. Leaving this important step out of the equation could potentially do you more harm in the long run. Go and see your doctor first.
Self-diagnosis and unwillingness to admit that you need help spells out even a bigger problem you may possibly face. So, make an appointment with your physician and get it over with straight away (especially so if you have nobody to talk to about your problem).
What Are Some Examples Of Anxiety Attack Panic Treatments?
Medical anxiety attack panic treatments involve the use of drugs, be it through a prescription or otherwise. Once your doctor confirms your diagnosis, you’ll need to choose the treatment that seems right for you at the time. Of course, you are free to change it anytime you wish ‘cause it’s your life you want to improve.
When I battled severe anxiety, panic, agoraphobia, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder all at once, I chose natural solutions for anxiety disorders because I was terrified of developing a prescription drug dependency on top of what I was facing already.
That was my choice, but your route to recovery may be different.
I do realize that for some people these anxiety attack panic drug treatments are literally a life line and the only way they can get through each day without quietly losing their minds.
So I’ve included this section just to show that I do know and understand what you’re going through when one or more anxiety panic attack symptoms arrive on your doorstep, so to speak.
What do these little marvels of medical science do to help you?
I’m not a doctor or pharmacist, but I will take a shot at trying to explain what happens.
The neurons within our brain, or brain cells, use a type of neurotransmitter to communicate with each other. Anti-anxiety drugs regulate the behavior of these transmitters and the cell surfaces they bind to.
One group these meds form is known as “benzodiazepines”.
Another significant group is known as “Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors”. These are supposed to raise reduced serotonin levels. Serotonin is a transmitter chemical that helps brain nerve cells communicate.
Another drug group, buspirone-like, works by interfering with the way serotonin binds to brain cell receptors.
What’s Up With “Benzodiazepines”?
These were the drugs of choice for many doctors looking into administering anxiety attack panic treatments to banish anxiety disorders. This was mainly due to the fact that numerous studies showed that people who were introduced to this drug did well and displayed a marked improvement in their conditions.
But that’s what it “used to be like” with these pills.
Doctors and scientists knew how the benzodiazepines worked – by blocking or inhibiting a part of the neurons, thereby reducing the chances for anxiety to strike. Benzodiazepines were often used as sedatives as well. Ingested in stronger doses, benzodiazepines were also prescribed for insomnia victims.
Up until now doctors still thought that benzodiazepines were the way to go to eradicate anxiety panic attack symptoms. Only relatively recently did they fully begin to understand that these drugs were highly addictive (especially if taken over a long period of time).
The misunderstanding that they weren’t addictive was partly due to the fact that 65-75% of people who suffered from anxiety disorders and who were treated with it showed vast improvement in their conditions (it was a shallow step forward, but nevertheless a step forward indeed).
Benzodiazepines belong to a relatively fast-acting drug group of anxiety panic attack symptom busters. It is because of their speedy action that benzodiazepines are often the first prescription medications to try.
Taken as directed, very short-term, and under strict medical supervision, benzodiazepines may bring you some immediate symptom relief. However, if you choose to stop taking the drug quickly you might feel unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.
If as a user you feel any adverse effects, talk to your MD as soon as possible. Ask about changing to a different medication that’s right for you.
The pharmaceutical brand name examples of some drugs in this group are Xanax (R) , Ativan (R) and Klonopin (R).
Ask your pharmacist about the drugs you may start taking. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/ and put the names of the drugs in the search box and read about what comes up. Stay informed to get your anxiety panic attack symptoms under control.
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