| There are two trains of thought when dealing with | | | | In order to know why natural treatments might work, |
| panic attacks cures. For years doctors believed that | | | | you have to know what causes anxiety and panic |
| the only way to deal with anxiety/panic attacks was | | | | attacks. The short answer is panic attacks are brought |
| medication. However as research has moved on, | | | | on by high anxiety levels in the brain caused by |
| specialists found that certain vitamins and herbs, along | | | | anxious thoughts. There is a strong connection |
| with a good diet and exercise, had a big effect on the | | | | between anxiety and stress. So if you can reduce |
| way that we treat panic attacks. | | | | your stress levels then it is a real possibility that you |
| The reason for this is that medication such as Xanax, | | | | can stop anxiety from building up. |
| Zoloft and Alenol, however good they may be, all tend | | | | You see, this is the root cause of the problem, and the |
| to do the same task. That task is to mask the effects | | | | attack itself is the end result. Therefore it stands to |
| of the panic attack itself. They do this by acting as a | | | | reason that if you can eliminate the root cause, then |
| relaxant, a sort of legal high, if you like. The medication | | | | you will eliminate the problem. |
| kind of tricks the body into thinking that everything is | | | | If you eat a healthy balanced diet, decrease your |
| alright, so the body does not switch to fight or flight | | | | caffeine and alcohol intake, stop smoking and exercise |
| mode, so all the associated side-effects that come | | | | regularly, you are less lightly to suffer from anxiety |
| with it such as palpitations, tightening of the chest, | | | | attacks than someone who lives on a diet of caffeine |
| sweaty palms, rapid breathing, simply do not happen. | | | | and take-aways. Yoga is a great vehicle for |
| Now you may say that this is great... "No attacks No | | | | preventing stress as it can teach you a number of |
| Problem!" | | | | things such as, how to be in tune with your body, how |
| However; there is a problem. You see, all medication | | | | to control your breathing and most importantly, relaxing |
| does is eliminate that particular attack before it | | | | techniques. |
| happens. Therefore you will always have the constant | | | | Now that you have your body in tune you need to get |
| threat of the next attack hanging over you. The other | | | | your mind to the same level. The way that you can do |
| thing is that studies have shown that medication such | | | | this is by using C.B.T or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. |
| as Xanax and Zoloft can be extremely addictive, so it | | | | What this does is to train you using tried and tested |
| is very hard to break the cycle once you are | | | | techniques to recognise anxious thoughts and deal |
| prescribed these drugs. | | | | with them effectively before they have time to |
| Now I am not saying that you should come off | | | | manifest into an anxiety attack. CBT is another great |
| medication altogether as this could cause you more | | | | vehicle for natural panic attacks cures and used in |
| harm than good but other panic attacks cures such as | | | | conjunction with a good diet and exercise, can banish |
| natural treatments can be more beneficial than you | | | | your panic attacks for good. |
| think! | | | | |