| Many folks now receiving anxiety attacks treatment | | | | above, the list is much longer. |
| first attended their doctor because they thought they | | | | 3. Beta-Blockers |
| had suffered a heart attack. Once having confirmed | | | | Beta-blockers (e.g. Inderal, Tenormin) can reduce the |
| that it wasn't a heart attack but 'only' an anxiety | | | | 'physical' symptoms of anxiety attacks, e.g. tremors, |
| attack, they may have been prescribed drug-based | | | | shaking, palpitations, increased heart rate, sweating, etc. |
| treatment. The most commonly prescribed | | | | They can't affect the psychological aspects, such as |
| medications for anxiety attacks and general anxiety | | | | fear, detachment, disorientation, etc. Because of this |
| being antidepressants, anti-anxiety (tranquilizers), and | | | | they are less effective for overall anxiety attacks |
| beta-blockers, which are summarized here... | | | | treatment than the others. |
| 1. Antidepressants | | | | The symptoms of anxiety attacks are caused by |
| Antidepressants are normally the first choice for | | | | increased adrenaline in the bloodstream stimulating |
| anxiety attacks treatment, and the most commonly | | | | nerve cells around the body. Bet-blockers work by |
| prescribed are classed as SSRIs, short for Selective | | | | 'blocking' this nerve cell stimulation. And they can work |
| Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, e.g. Prozac, Xanax. | | | | quite quickly, within a few hours for example. |
| These work by helping to raise serotonin levels in the | | | | Unfortunately, they also have possible side effects, for |
| brain. By doing this they help to lift your 'mood' and thus | | | | example; dizziness, tiredness, sleeping problems, etc. |
| regulate your anxiety to more normal levels. They | | | | Your fingers and toes may feel cold due to reduced |
| have been proven to be very effective. | | | | circulation. And, if you have asthma, they can cause |
| But they can have unfortunate side effects such as; | | | | breathing problems due to narrowing of the airways. |
| tiredness, diarrhea, nausea, anxiety, agitation, trembling, | | | | These Treatments Can Work Well But are the Real |
| reduced or increased appetite, muscular and joint pain, | | | | Underlying Issues Being Addressed? |
| sinusitis, and insomnia. These are just a few examples, | | | | This is a crucial question. Aside from possible side |
| the full list being much longer. | | | | effects, we know that these three anxiety attacks |
| 2. Anti-anxiety Medication (Minor Tranquilizers) | | | | treatments can be very effective, which is great. But |
| For anxiety and anxiety attacks, minor tranquilizers of | | | | they focus on reducing the 'symptoms': they don't |
| the type Benzodiazepines are common, e.g. Valium, | | | | address the underlying conditions that give rise to your |
| Ativan. These work by mildly sedating, calming and | | | | anxiety. For instance they can't do anything about any |
| relaxing the subject very quickly; within half an hour or | | | | problems at work, financial matters, family issues, |
| so. Because of this, they are also often carried on the | | | | phobias, etc. |
| person, to be used (under the tongue) when the | | | | Without discovering what your particular issues are, |
| subject feels the onset of the symptoms of another | | | | and remedying them, it will be very difficult to eliminate |
| attack. This helps to shorten the length of the attack | | | | anxiety attacks and finally cure your general anxiety |
| and its intensity. | | | | using medicinal treatment alone. And we know that the |
| However, they also can have many bad side effects | | | | very fear of another attack can by itself cause it to |
| like; dependency, drowsiness, external appearance of | | | | actually happen. These treatments can't fix that either. |
| being drunk (slurring, clumsiness, disorientation), short | | | | You need another approach to eliminate the fear |
| term memory loss, muscular weakness, double vision, | | | | factor. |
| and depression. These are only examples and, as | | | | |