Thursday, December 25, 2008

Panic & Anxiety Attack Facts Reveled

By Rick McNew

Around 2.4 million Americans suffer from anxiety or panic attacks. They commonly occur during late adolescence and into early adulthood. For some reason women are twice as likely to suffer from these attacks.

*Symptoms of the attacks can be:

*Difficulty breathing.

*Racing heart or chest pain.

*A feeling of fear.

*A chocking or smothering feeling.

*A dizzy or faint feeling.

*Trembling or shaking.

*Sweating more than usual.

*Nausea or stomachache.

*Fingers and toes that are tingling or feel numb.

*Hot flashes or feeling chilled.

*A fear of death and loss of control.

The exact cause of panic & anxiety attacks is unclear. These attacks have been shown to run in families. They can be passed on by one or both parents. A stressful event can trigger an attack.

Treatment for panic or anxiety disorder can include psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or medications like the anti-depressant drug Xanax or Klonopin. Beta blockers which fall into the category of heart medications are also used to adjust an irregular heartbeat.

Some people will get treatment and then later in life suffer from the attacks once again. There have been some new discoveries in the area of all natural drug free treatments that are helping a great number of people. 90% of the people that seek some kind of treatment find relief. Sadly a lot of people will never seek help for there problem.

There are some things you can do to reduce stress and help with the symptoms like: stopping or reducing your intake of caffeine which can be found in coffee, tea, cola and chocolate. Also check with a doctor or pharmacist before taking any over-the counter medications or herbal remedies because they can contain chemicals that can increase anxiety or panic attack symptoms.

I want to encourage anyone suffering from panic or anxiety attacks to seek help because they greatly affect your daily functioning and general quality of life.

I speak from personal experience because I have been married for 25 years and my wife has struggled with the attacks most of her life. She has recently found relief with the all natural non-drug treatment that has been developed over a 10 year period that is now available. The all natural treatment has helped thousands of people to finally be back in full control and be able to stop the attacks cold. - 16463

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