How to recover from panic attacks?

A panic attack is a state of intense fear, anxiety, which is accompanied by various physical disorders - a strong heartbeat, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, heavy sweating and similar conditions. The term "panic attack" appeared in 1980, and before that, psychiatrists called this condition an anxiety disorder.

How to understand that symptoms have begun

An attack of a "panic attack" can be caused by various reasons and it is usually impossible to predict it, it starts suddenly, just like it ends, and can last from several minutes to a day. If such attacks are short-term and infrequent, then they can easily cope with them and recover on their own. And when attacks of a “panic attack” occur frequently and are long in time, they exhaust a person very much and it is often simply impossible to cope with them on their own.

What can cause panic

To understand how to cope with a "panic attack" you need to find out the reason why it arose. The reasons may be:

• Prolonged stressful situation.
• Depression.
• Long-term use of potent drugs.
• Alcoholism.
• Climax.
• Pregnancy and childbirth.
• Cardiovascular diseases and diseases of the vegetovascular system.
• Mental illness.

The method and duration of treatment depends on the cause of the "panic attack". The most difficult to treat are seizures that arose as a result of severe depression, menopause, childbirth and mental illness. In other cases, it is enough to remove the cause, and the attacks will go away by themselves.

How to deal with panic

Standard treatment for "panic attacks" includes:

• Taking sedatives. Since this is a reaction of the nervous system, therefore, it is necessary to calm it down, it is better if it is herbs such as motherwort, peony, lemon balm, valerian, mint. Very good herbal tea.
• Physical exercises must be included in the rehabilitation complex of treatment, but it is better to adjust the intensity with a specialist, because intense physical activity may not be beneficial. Physical activity that relaxes the body, such as swimming in the pool, will be useful. Breathing exercises that are indispensable in acute periods have a good effect on the general condition.
• Good nutrition is mandatory, but during such a period it is better to exclude fatty and spicy foods from the diet, and increase the consumption of vegetables and fruits. And the mandatory consumption of at least 1 liter per day of clean water.
• Walking in the fresh air before going to bed to make it easier to fall asleep, since “panic attacks” are very often accompanied by subsequent insomnia, which exhausts a person even more during this period. It will be useful to drink a few drops of Corvalol at night with the addition of a drop of honey in warm water, this will make your sleep sound and long.
• Doing what you love, hobbies, getting positive emotions will help you recover quickly after severe attacks. It is desirable that this be in a group of people so that a person is less alone with himself.
• During acute periods of attacks of "panic attacks" it is very important to divert attention to something else, any movement, a sip of water, breathing exercises will alleviate the difficult condition during this period.
• Consultation with specialists, depending on the cause of the attacks of "panic attack". This may be a cardiologist, gynecologist, endocrinologist, neurologist, psychologist and, in extreme cases, a psychiatrist. Such conditions lend themselves very well to correction with homeopathic remedies, so you can consult a homeopathic doctor. The specialist will help to cope with severe attacks, and adjust the treatment for this period.

And yet, “panic attacks” are not a disease, but only a reaction of the body to some external or internal changes that will pass with time. Therefore, you should not be afraid of them, but you need to be patient and live a full life.