| During an attack, a sufferer is greatly stimulated by the | | | | tummy should expand and your palm will feel this. You |
| symptoms. You may feel nauseous, dizzy, and | | | | will also feel that your diaphragm will loss the air as |
| palpitation, all at the same time. The tendency to be | | | | you exhale. You should do this breathing exercise until |
| panicky during an episode is a usual scenario. Do not | | | | your breathing goes back to its normal phase. |
| fret. There is an immediate panic attack treatment that | | | | You can't just depend on these quick tactics. You |
| you can do to help yourself fight the symptoms. | | | | should also do some intervention which will allow you |
| Most of the symptoms of panic attack stem from | | | | to lessen the possibility of an incoming attack. The first |
| difficulty of breathing. This is the first issue that you | | | | thing you have to look unto would be your diet. If you |
| have to attend to. The possible issue during an attack | | | | are taking too much caffeine and sugar, you are |
| would be hyperventilation. In this case, your body have | | | | putting yourself in a great risk of triggering an episode. |
| absorbed too much oxygen, and it has lost a lot of | | | | Therefore, you should get an alternative to these |
| carbon dioxide. These two factors must have a | | | | staples of the day. |
| balanced content inside your body. | | | | One thing that I have found helpful is gradually |
| In order to balance the carbon dioxide and oxygen | | | | lessening my intake. By doing these, I do not have to |
| inside your body, you have to breathe in and breathe | | | | feel extra stress from letting go of my coffee and |
| out through a brown paper bag or cupped hands. | | | | sugar drastically. After I have slowed down with |
| These would be barricades for additional oxygen. Your | | | | caffeine, I went into having decaffeinated coffee. Also, |
| source of carbon dioxide would be the air you breathe | | | | I make use of honey instead of sugar. Of course, the |
| out. Hence, it is best to have a brown paper bag at all | | | | honey should be in moderation too. |
| times. | | | | If you are into sweets, try to look for a fruit that you |
| To do this, you may just cover your mouth and nose | | | | could eat as an alternative to your sugary sweets. Try |
| with your cupped hands. Inhale with your nose and | | | | having some melon cantaloupe, watermelon, bananas, |
| exhale with your mouth. Do it slowly and do not rush. | | | | and kiwi. You may even blend these fruits with ice and |
| After 7 cycles of inhale and exhale, check your | | | | milk. The smoothie can be very relaxing and fulfilling. |
| breathing. If your breathing haven't came back to | | | | When you drink or eat, do not be on a rush, take your |
| normal pace, do another 7 cycles. Cupped-hands is an | | | | time. |
| alternative, but medium sized brown paper bag is | | | | Another thing that you have to take note of during |
| much better. | | | | your attack is presence of mind. You should not allow |
| Another tactic that you could do is to lie on your back. | | | | your symptoms to get the best of you. Take an |
| Put your palms on your tummy to feel the air you | | | | action. Attend to your breathing or do call for help. |
| breathe in and breathe out. You may opt to put a | | | | Also, do not be too worried of the attack. Try to divert |
| pillow to support your knees and neck. Similar with the | | | | your attention. I hope these immediate treatments for |
| previous tactic, you simple have to inhale with your | | | | panic attack can be of help. |
| nose and exhale with your mouth. As you inhale your | | | | |