| If you’re experiencing anxiety attack symptoms, | | | | frequent need to use the bathroom, insomnia, |
| then you have to quickly have yourself tested and | | | | restlessness, lethargy, irritability, loss of interest in life, |
| treated. Recognize the signs of anxiety and take | | | | muscle tension, fatigue and others. |
| some time to cure it, no matter how hectic your | | | | The most common type of anxiety disorder is |
| lifestyle is. How do you know if regular conditions that | | | | generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). This is usually |
| make you worried or uneasy are just normal, or | | | | associated with a false or irrational fear that something |
| something that needs immediate attention, like anxiety | | | | terrible will happen in the future. This could mean being |
| attack symptoms? | | | | so preoccupied about the cause of your anxiety so |
| Anxiety Attack Symptoms | | | | much that you cannot focus on other things like work. |
| The most common anxiety attack symptom is intense | | | | Sometimes there is no exact cause for the anxiety, |
| fear or phobia. This often unfounded fear may be | | | | though feelings of dread overwhelm the person on a |
| accompanied by any one or more of the following: | | | | daily or regular basis. |
| • Heart palpitations and faster heartbeats | | | | Anxiety Treatments and Medication |
| • Dizziness or nausea | | | | A counselor can usually treat mild anxiety. The |
| • Pins and needles muscle pain | | | | counselor can give breathing and relaxation exercises |
| • Difficulty in breathing | | | | to deal with anxiety attacks when they occur. It also |
| • Hot or cold flashes | | | | helps to do regular meditation on your own. |
| • Excessive sweating and/or tremors. | | | | Some herbs like chamomile, which has a calming |
| • Chest pain | | | | effect, can also help. Testimonial evidence shows that |
| • Having a feeling of impending doom. You may | | | | valerian and passion flower, when combined, |
| feel that something bad is going to happen to you or to | | | | effectively reduce anxiety. Other herbs that can be |
| your loved ones. | | | | used for treatment are kava hops, skullcap, |
| • Stomach problems – feeling sick to your | | | | motherwort, pennyroyal, St. John's wort, and linden. |
| stomach, diarrhea and sometimes even vomiting | | | | For severe cases, relaxation exercises and herbal |
| An anxiety attack usually lasts half an hour or less. It | | | | remedies may only be supplemental to anxiety |
| can be a one-time event or a repetitive one. If anxiety | | | | medications. Recommended medication especially for |
| attack symptoms are frequent and regular, you may | | | | GAD is alprazolam, which is most effective for anxiety |
| be already suffering from an anxiety disorder. | | | | disorders with biological basis. The right dose of |
| Sometimes, anxiety attacks are triggered by the fear | | | | alprazolam, though, differs from patient to patient. |
| of having another anxiety attack. | | | | Finding the best dose for you may take time, but |
| Anxiety Disorder | | | | consulting a good doctor may make it easier. |
| This disorder is characterized by chronic worrying and | | | | Understanding anxiety attack symptoms and its signs |
| repeated episodes of anxiety or panic attacks. | | | | may help you and others effectively deal with this |
| Aside from the symptoms associated with anxiety | | | | disorder. With the proper treatment, anyone suffering |
| attacks, those with anxiety disorder generally | | | | from anxiety attacks can gradually live a happy and |
| experience difficulty concentrating, change in appetite, | | | | fearless life. |