| Does this describe you? You've gone to your doctor | | | | body and mind which relieve the underlying anxiety |
| about panic attacks had have been perscribed | | | | which causes attacks. |
| anti-anxiety medications. And those medications have | | | | Relaxation Techniques: Meditation, prayer or listening to |
| either done little to curb your episodes OR have given | | | | soothing music helps one to visualize a comfortable |
| you side-effects that caused you to stop from taking | | | | environment and release toxic, stress-inducing thoughts. |
| them. | | | | If one can relax the mind and provide a foundation for |
| As such, "natural" (or "holistic") methods are quickly | | | | relieving stress and anxiety, this gives you more |
| becoming the preferred treatments for panic attacks. | | | | weapons to apply as treatments for panic attacks. |
| Their focus on panic's root causes, not just symptoms, | | | | Diet and Exercise: Decreasing or abstaining from |
| their lack of negative side effects and cost have | | | | caffeine (coffee, tea, soda, and chocolate), nicotine and |
| made them favorable alternatives. | | | | depressants (e.g. alcohol). Adequate rest and regular |
| Some of the most effective treatments for panic | | | | exercise has been proven to help anxiety attacks. |
| attacks first try to rid the body of the natural stress | | | | Psychological: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is |
| and anxiety which builds up during the day and causes | | | | a psycho-therapeutic method aiming to solve |
| the escalation of a panic attack. Selected calming | | | | dysfunctional emotions and behavioral problems. |
| herbs, relaxation techniques, exercise and diet all help | | | | Essentially, this re-programs your mind's reaction to |
| to keep the mind from fixating on being or becoming | | | | panic attacks. Giving you mechanisms to stop a panic |
| anxious. | | | | attack even when it is happening, CBT, provides a |
| Herbs: Kava, St. John's Wort and passion flower help | | | | valuable tool to keep you away from the worry of an |
| to relieve stress and anxiousness. These help keep | | | | impending episode. |
| "everyday" stress and anxiety from creating full-blown | | | | The combination of these 5 natural treatments will give |
| panic attacks. | | | | you useful treatments for panic attacks without drugs, |
| Complementary Therapy: Massage, shiatsu, tui-na, | | | | letting you fully recover from your anxiety disorder. |
| acupuncture and aroma therapy help in relaxing the | | | | |