My Panic Attack Solution

I’m looking for a quick cure for my anxiety and panic attacks with out using drugs. Can any one suggest some proven therapy. No scam please !

hey there, i have been dealing with anxiety for a couple years now….
and i found that (and im not like a huge follower but she did help) the book "hope and help for your nerves" by claire weekes helped.
but the website that reallllly helped was www.Panicend.com
its cool that all kinds of people help you out…..

Hope it helps!

I have gotten panic attacks all my life, and I want to help myself through them. What do you do to calm yourself down during a panic attack? I mean Natural Cures??

Use both conventional treatment and natural solutions for this. Xanox is a solution, but there is also a product called Panic Away that has really helped me – http://anxiousanxietychat.blogspot.com/

Also, group therapy or counseling really works as it is usually an underlying emotional issue that creates mine.

i have had panic attacks almost 2 weeks now after stopping cannabis has anyone had them for a while then they have stopped anyone have them and are coping with them and how they mainly come in the evenings just out the blue surely there is a cure NOT meds but naturally help please some one i cnt take it having to feel like this every night i need to talk to someone who has had them or is having them and email me maybe for a little chat on stokesy118247@live.co.uk so i can ask a few closer questions and get answers straight away please help someone thank you so much im male 221 from uk

Hi,

I haven’t ever smoked cannabis so I don’t know if this is a side effect which will just disappear when your body is used to not having the drug anymore.

I used to suffer from panick attacks for a year or so at one time. I usually found that even if I didn’t notice it, it was a thought that triggered it, something that would cause panick, then my heart would pounnd in my chest and I would feel like I couldn;t breathe and I wasn’t getting enough oxygen. Usually the symptoms of the panick make it get worse so I tried by working on them

It’s going to sound quite simple and almost cleche but when they happened I started to tell myself the truth which was – this was all in my mind and not something uncontrollable that my body was doing to me (like an asthma attck for example). I told myself that I could breathe, that even though i felt i couldnt, there was nothing wrong with my lungs, nothing was different from normal and that again it was in my head and there was no need to feel scared of not breathing.

Over time of telling myself these things they actually lessened and went away.

I hope yours go away and I think its really good you have stopped the cannabis as it can affect your mental health badly.

all the best

i know some one who suffered bad attacks six years ago and now is on medication can he wever be fre of panic attacks
will he ever be able to go to work
these attacks were server he was hospitialised for 8 weeks
so basicly you can controle them but not cure them ta xxx

With the medication and with therapy, it is entirely possible for your friend to make significant progress, given enough time and support. I know this from personal experience. How soon, or if, he can get a job remains to be seen. I would think it would be possible if he gets on a medication that works for him and is committed to his therapy.

does it work?? and also has anyone done anything besides drugs that cured their attacks?? if so tell me please.I didnt start getting them until my late 20s.

Yes, seeing a psychologist can help IF your problem is because of something that needs to be dealt with mentally? For example stress of any kind? anger? hidden feelings that needs to come out? problems that needs sorting?

You don’t say much about your anxiety, how bad it is, how often you get attacks? and when does it come? why?

Meditation works best. Drugs are temporary solutions only. You need to start with the root of the problem or else you will only continue to get these attacks for the rest of your life.

I threw away my drugs after a month because of the really bad side effects. Only weak people need drugs, people who can’t face there fears or who gave up on themselves and needs to rely on something else to fix there problems, but don’t realize its only making it worse for them.

Unless your mentally handicapped in some way, diagnosed with some mentaly disability, there should be no reason why you can’t cure these attacks yourself. I did. Just research everything you can on anxiety/panic attacks. Obviously you have access to the internet, what more resources do you need? Go to the bookstore. Read everything you can on anxiety. Buy the book you’re most comfortable with, easy to read, easy to follow, one you could go back to more than once.

Important tip. Once you’re over these attacks. Don’t take for granted they won’t come back. I made the mistake of thinking they will never come back until 4 yrs later it did and i missed work for a month and a half, didn’t eat for several weeks, couldn’t get out of bed. It traumatized me pretty badly.

Deep breathing helps a LOT to get over these attacks. practice them everyday….for the rest of your life. Make your brain never forget how to deep breathe properly. Because you never know.

Good luck!

i’ve recently had like 4 panic attacks and i think i have a panic disorder…have any of you taken treatment for preventing panic attacks and what helps…even if it’s not medicine?? i really need to know!
i’m also under 18, and i saw that a lot of people who asked about help for them recommended anti-depressants, but you have to be 18 to take them. But i found this website that had this medicine called Seredyn and it said it was all natural..has anyone tried it?

BREATHING my dear just breathing….
slow methodical breathing

mamma

For two years I suffered from depression and panic attacks and was unable to drive and leave the house. Now, I feel I am much better but I will panic if I know someone is coming to visit or if I have an appointment to go to. I only leave home when absolutely have to and have not driven in two years.

This is a serious problem and I need help. How do I began going out without a severe panic attack or why I am afraid to drive when I never was before? Why would I not want anyone to visit and it makes me nervous and panicky? I have to get over this, I cannot continue to stay in bed the rest of my life.

You really should go to your doctor and perhaps get some anti anxiety or antidepressant medication. A psychologist/psychiatrist will also be able to help you with some of your problems. What you can also do is try some meditation in your home to find a ‘place’ where you can be calm. If you feel an attack come on- it sounds silly, but you can close your eyes and count to 10.

You could also think about getting a pet, having a dog around might make you feel better when you feel an attack coming on. It should act as a calming agent to you, if you feel anxious- you can slowly pet the dog and speak to them about it (sounds a little odd, but it really can make you feel better).

Good luck with this, I hope you can get the help that you need. Focusing on breathing, even gritting your teeth, is a good way to begin to desensitize yourself to your panic triggers.

I first had a panic attack while driving and nearly wrecked a truck and trailer. I sometimes have attacks because I think of that day and have a panic attack about having a panic attack. Curiously interesting right. What are the medications used to cure this problem. I HATE having these attacks and want them to stop. For those who havn’t had them, they are the closest thing to death that anyone wants to enoundter. Thanks for the help.

Panic attacks run in my family and I can tell you that I feel your pain. The worst part is not knowing all you can know about them. If your not into meds, and need immediate relief. I know this sound so silly but take deep breaths and pretend its just waves from the ocean… most important know that it is a panic attack and it will pass. Your not crazy. I was on Paxil Cr for them and it seemed to help alot. If your gonna go for a relaxing fast fix, stay clear from the xanax! The are a quick fix but will really make it worse..I can promise you that. Valium is better. I would see your doc asap. I stayed in my house for seven months 10 years ago for fear of having another one which is called agoraphobia. Don’t let it go that far. Last don’t let Dr’s push you into something too strong. Remember they make bonuses on all the meds they can get down your throat. also check for sexual side affects on you meds many have them and it’s no fun. hope this helped some. kimbeecool

I first had a panic attack while driving and nearly wrecked a truck and trailer. I sometimes have attacks because I think of that day and have a panic attack about having a panic attack. Curiously interesting right. What are the medications used to cure this problem. I HATE having these attacks and want them to stop. For those who havn’t had them, they are the closest thing to death that anyone wants to enoundter. Thanks for the help.

Panic attacks run in my family and I can tell you that I feel your pain. The worst part is not knowing all you can know about them. If your not into meds, and need immediate relief. I know this sound so silly but take deep breaths and pretend its just waves from the ocean… most important know that it is a panic attack and it will pass. Your not crazy. I was on Paxil Cr for them and it seemed to help alot. If your gonna go for a relaxing fast fix, stay clear from the xanax! The are a quick fix but will really make it worse..I can promise you that. Valium is better. I would see your doc asap. I stayed in my house for seven months 10 years ago for fear of having another one which is called agoraphobia. Don’t let it go that far. Last don’t let Dr’s push you into something too strong. Remember they make bonuses on all the meds they can get down your throat. also check for sexual side affects on you meds many have them and it’s no fun. hope this helped some. kimbeecool

i have had panic and anxiety attacks on and off for the past 30years and have been on loads of different medications and had councelling ,i also now have graves disease and taking tablets for this however recently i have been waking up at any time between 2am and 4 am unable to go back to sleep and go downstairs and start feeling hot and shaky then panicky.i have to then use a paper bag to breath into and i feel quite shook up.i have been on same antidepressants for a few years now and take beta blockers also,surelly if tablets were doing job i would not feel like i do,i go to dr and tell him how i feel and my thyroid gets blame but my panic disorder came a lot longer ago so anyone got any suggestions on curing these middle of the night attacks

I know how you feel. I have panic attacks too and for some reason they are far more terrifying at night time. I’ve had anxiety attacks about getting an anxiety attack!

All you can really do is put lots of lights on downstairs, take lots of deep breaths and try to do something to distract yourself.

I found trying to do a crossword or playing cards helps – it distracts the brain and forces it to think about something other than what you are panicking about. The scariest part of a panic attack for me is the way your brain just keeps going and going, and even when I try to think something out logically, my brain just finds a way to override it, or gives me something else to get worked up about. It’s hard to explain, but I’m sure you know what I mean!

Reading doesn’t really help me because I’ve found it’s easy for my thoughts to drift back to the thing I was "obsessing" about as my panic attack was starting to take off.

Another thing that helps is to write everything you are thinking whilst in a panic attack, and later when you are in a clearer state of mind, re-read what you wrote to help get some perspective. You can then address those things in a clear state of mind – and if the next time you feel panic arising, just read of what you wrote. That also helps to overcome a lot of the physical symptoms of the panic attack, as you are concentrating on writing.

Honestly, all you can do is try to distract your brain. It can be difficult to do when the attack is in full swing, so you need to start distracting yourself right at the onset of the symptoms to help prevent a full-blown attack.

Good luck – and if all else fails just jump on your computer and talk to us about it while it’s happening – someone else’s perspective might help calm you.