| If you are suffering from anxiety or panic attacks and | | | | anxiety at its roots by first altering thinking patterns so |
| need help I encourage you to read this now on what | | | | that in turn behavior can be modified. Thus the |
| helped me >> | | | | treatment received through behavioral therapy has |
| Here's how I went from being afraid to leave my | | | | long-term positive implications as compared to the |
| house to looking forward to my daily jog outside... Click | | | | largely short-term results achieved through panic |
| here now to find out how I cured my panic attacks for | | | | attack medication. |
| good >> | | | | Therefore if panic attack medication must be taken it |
| Panic attacks are a grave matter as they cause | | | | is highly advised that it be done so in accordance with |
| considerable displeasure and nuisance to normal | | | | a proper behavioral therapy plan. Nonetheless you |
| functioning. This nuisance might be so profound that a | | | | should note that treatment through medication can |
| person looking for panic/anxiety attack treatment | | | | cause serious side effects. The list of these side |
| would normally want a fast acting solution; thus the | | | | effects is quite long and can include various issues |
| strong appeal and attraction tends towards panic | | | | such as: |
| attack medication. The question though remains | | | | |
| whether going this route would be a wise decision as | | | | - drowsiness |
| these drugs have been hailed by some and criticized | | | | - clumsiness |
| by others. | | | | - slurred speech |
| For starters remember that this is not a decision you | | | | - disorientation |
| should make alone. Regardless of the pros and cons | | | | - dizziness |
| of any panic attack medication the final say on | | | | - memory loss |
| whether you start popping pills should rest with your | | | | - impaired thinking |
| doctor. That said read this article carefully to | | | | - nausea and |
| understand the said pros and cons before you | | | | - blurred vision. |
| consider taking any form of medication. | | | | Additionally research studies further show that |
| Panic attack medication usually takes two forms | | | | benzodiazepines have a tendency to cause |
| SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) and | | | | depression such that people who use it in high doses |
| benzodiazepines. SSRIs are anti-depressants which | | | | are at increased risk of suicidal thoughts and feelings. |
| need to be taken for several weeks before they | | | | Benzodiazepines are also known to lead to emotional |
| show results and their intake is not proportional to the | | | | numbness in the sense that although anxiety is |
| frequency of panic episodes/attacks. Thus it can be | | | | reduced the person subconsciously blocks out both |
| argued that SSRIs are not a specialist panic attack | | | | pain and pleasure. |
| buster. | | | | While panic attack medication is supposed to have |
| Contrarily the main medication designed to nullify panic | | | | sedating properties it is not uncommon to find cases |
| anxiety symptoms is benzodiazepines. These drugs | | | | where the same pills have had a paradoxical effect. |
| the list of which includes the like of Valium Xanax and | | | | The most common of these paradoxical reactions |
| Ativan are known to induce quick relief and are thus | | | | include greater anxiety agitation and even mania and |
| able to counter the symptoms of a episode as and | | | | rage. Alternatively medication has also been known to |
| when it occurs. That said benzodiazepines are | | | | increase aggression and cause hallucinations. |
| infamous for being highly addictive and the seriousness | | | | In conclusion then it is very hard to out rightly say that |
| of their withdrawal symptoms and hence need to be | | | | panic attack medication is the way to go if one if |
| used with extreme caution. | | | | suffering from panic/anxiety attacks. The addictive |
| Regardless of whether one opts for benzodiazepines | | | | nature of certain types of drugs coupled with the long |
| or anti-depressants what generally remains common is | | | | list of side-effects they may cause is definitely a |
| that panic attack medication is only effective while the | | | | cause for concern. Moreover given that the |
| medication is being taken. If a patient stops his/her | | | | improvement offered by panic attack medication is |
| medications the chances of them experiencing another | | | | often temporary rather than permanent; one needs to |
| panic attack returns to normal or worse increases | | | | think twice before taking anti-anxiety drugs. Instead it is |
| exponentially. Hence the argument that behavioral | | | | better to stick to therapy even though it may take |
| therapy is a better option than treatment through | | | | several weeks to show results. In any case always |
| medication. | | | | remember that if you must have panic attack |
| Behavioral therapy - be it either Cognitive-Behavioral | | | | medication it is on the directives of both your doctor |
| Therapy or Exposure Therapy - aims to target | | | | and/or psychiatrist. |