| The jury is still out on the effectiveness of prescription | | | | anxiety/panic attacks; it is pretty much the best way |
| medication for treating panic attacks. For one, the long, | | | | to deal with the majority of psychological illnesses. If |
| long list of side-effects that such drugs makes them a | | | | combined with the right drugs (disregarding the |
| pale alternative when compared to natural medicines | | | | side-effects), cognitive-behavioral therapy is highly |
| and therapy. The best cure for any illness, whether it is | | | | effective in getting a patient rid of his anxiety. |
| physical or psychological, is something that is natural | | | | Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) primarily involves |
| and doesn't inject some drug cocktail into your body. | | | | educating the patient about his condition, teaching him |
| If you are suffering from an anxiety disorder or have | | | | to recognize the symptoms of his illness, conditioning |
| frequent panic attacks, no doubt you have been | | | | his mental responses to understand and eventually |
| looking for a solution that is cost-effective and safe. | | | | remove the thoughts that lead to the illness, and finally, |
| While prescription medication might help relieve some | | | | gaining mastery over the mental processes that lead |
| of the symptoms, it doesn't erase the underlying cause | | | | to the mental illness. |
| of anxiety. Moreover, most of the drugs are highly | | | | The best part about CBT is that you don't really need |
| addictive (since they act like depressants) and have | | | | a trained professional to actively guide you through the |
| side-effects ranging from insomnia to heart problems. | | | | process. This is something that, with enough dedication, |
| In fact, the fear of taking such medications is one of | | | | can be carried out by an individual on his own. The |
| the biggest reason why many people refrain from | | | | therapy itself isn't necessarily long; in most cases, |
| seeking professional help in treating their panic attacks. | | | | success is achieved within 3-4 months. |
| A lot of research over the years has shown that | | | | Best of all, the results are permanent. Unlike medication, |
| non-traditional (i.e., non-medicinal) methods to treat | | | | which can result in only temporary relief, CBT gives |
| anxiety are as good, if not better than prescription | | | | results that will last you forever, as it essentially |
| drugs. Most doctors, even when they prescribe | | | | reprograms the way you perceive an illness like panic |
| anti-anxiety medication, will follow it up with therapy | | | | attacks. |
| and eventually wean the patient off the drugs. | | | | Clearly, CBT is the best way to treat an anxiety or |
| The best way to cure anxiety disorders is cognitive | | | | panic disorder. |
| behavioral therapy. This isn't just the best treatment for | | | | |