5 Popular Panic Attack Treatments And Remedies

Panic attack is something that some people will deal with in their lives. It’s estimated that there are over 3 million of us in the US alone. It’s even hit the mainstream where mob boss Tony Soprano had them and couldn’t explain why until he met with his therapist.  I, the author of this blog have had them throughout my life and my family and 10 of millions of people worldwide suffer from what may seem like an uncontrollable phenomenon but actually there are treatments for panic attacks. I decided to compile them all here in a cute little list of my 10 favorite panic attack treatments:

1. Breathing – If you have an overactive mind constantly distracted by worry and negative thoughts, these thoughts they may eventually manifest themselves as a panic attack. But as Dr. Andrew Weil says “At our core all we are are breathing humans”.  Isn’t that a comforting thought? Your kids, your marriage, your debt all those things don’t matter unless you can breathe. Look for some great breathing exercises online Dr. Weil’s is particularly good.
2. Drugs – Yes, I used the ‘D’ word. Many people don’t realize that all drugs are actually that…drugs. However, when administered by a medical professional and not abused can decrease your mind’s predispostion to irrational thinking.
3. Cardio – If you are healthy enough to do cardiovascular activities such as walking or running these will help increase your levels of concentration throughout the day and will help you feel in control of environment and not at its mercy and powerless like you do with a panic attack.
4. Booze – For me my panic disorder extended to another neurological condition which is similar to Parkinson’s Disease (without the fatality rate).  As a social phobic, alcohol would calm my nerves and I would tend to over-drink just to settle my nerves. This is a viscous cycle. While ‘booze’ may help you in the short term, it will actually increase your anxiety in the long term.
5. Perspective – You may not be able to change your perspective on your own but suffering from anxiety and depression seems to put on this old album that replays in your head over and over until it becomes your mantra. “Your No Good.” In different variations for different people of course, but it all sounds the same ultimately. Changing your perspecitve involves changing your own perception of yourself. We all have some good qaulities that are often covered by our desire to perfect the things we see that we love in others. The truth is that they are looking back at you thinking the same thing.

You will most likely end up using a combination of all of the above treatments on a daily basis to help you fight this disorder. There are many panic attack treatments out there that you can explore more in-depth on my blog. Are there any other panic attack treatments that perhaps I missed or have worked for you?  I’d welcome any comments below.

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