I have been experiencing panic attacks nearly every day for the past year. In desperation I visited my doctor who prescribed Xanax. However, I’m really reluctant to take the medication as I want to find a natural treatment for panic attacks. I decided to ask friends and family members what works for them when they are feeling anxious as I am willing to give anything a try! I thought I would share these panic attacks treatment ideas I received with you.
One suggestion was to try drinking camomile tea as it is considered to be very calming. Also suggested was fish oil vitamins and vitamin B complex. Also to try taking Melatonin and St John’s Wort.
I also decided to look on some forums so I could ask some panic attack sufferers for advice. A couple of people suggested breathing into a paper bag as an effective short-term treatment of an acute panic attack. However, reading more about this I discovered that this natural treatment for panic attacks has also been criticised for not being effective and even potentially increasing the severity of the panic attack. This is because the technique can lower oxygen levels and increase carbon dioxide levels in the blood - an imbalance which is thought to bring a panic attack on.
Cognitive behavioural therapy was also suggested. With this panic attacks treatment the person’s mind is ‘retrained’ to think differently about the panic attacks. Counseling was suggested to try and find the root cause of the panic attacks.
So now I have lots of things to try out, hopefully one of them will work for me and I won’t have to take the medications prescribed. Hope you have found them useful.
There is a complete technique for dealing with panic attacks in this ebook which was recommended to me by a friend recently. It looks very promising and apparently produces excellent results. Take a look here.