Effective Cures for Panic Attack and Depression

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:38
Posted in category Depression

panic attack and depressionMany people around the world are suffering from Panic attack and depression .These are two common psychological disorders and many known and unknown companies are commercializing their products, claiming for its success for cures for panic and anxiety attack and depression. But we do not know how far all these claims are true? Are there any real treatment for panic attack and depression?

Panic Attack and Depression

It is true that panic attacks bring recurrent frightening experience, but typically these are not linked up with any physically harmful conditions. Those suffering from panic attacks may experience fear that they are going to die. They can experience suffocation, even in its worst, they may experience heart attack as well.

Normally the term ‘clinical depression’ is used to refer true depression from the experience of blues. In reality, there is a wide array of depressive symptoms such as major depression, bipolar disorder,dysthymia, and seasonal depression. Apart from that, adjustment disorder can also pose a threat of developing depression due to its inevitable distress response.

Can Medication helps

For panic attack, people mostly depend on benzodiazepines group of  medications like Klonopin Xanax and Valium which consist of strong addictive property. These medications are used for prolonged period of time, they certainly bring physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms to people. The common withdrawal symptoms may include insomnia,agitation, and recurrence symptoms of panic disorder itself.

Moreover, antidepressant medications are used to treat depression. These medications include selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tri-cyclic antidepressants (TCA), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and atypical antidepressants. These antidepressants also bring side effects like withdrawal symptoms and other related complications like insomnia, restlessness, anxiety.

The above medications are helpful in managing some overt symptoms. As a result, none of them can be considered as effective cures for panic attack and depression.

Alternative Solution

Many people are aware that these medications are not permanent solutions, so these are not remedies for panic attack and depression. These sufferers usually turn their attention over searching for an alternative solution. Doctors recommend following healthy lifestyle and a change in diet. A good diet rich in natural nutritional supplements especially to the individuals suffering from depression ,anxiety or panic attacks. By following a healthy lifestyle and diet along with adequate sleep and breathing technique practice can offer effective cures for panic attacks and depression.

For depression, positive thinking and self-care practice are mandatory and are found to be more effective cures for depression and as for panic attacks the practice of relaxation technique and slow breathing process can offer great help. For both the disorders, people need to undergo different psychotherapeutic intervention such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, exposure therapy ,rational-emotive behavior therapy, and panic-centered psychodynamic psychotherapy, so on.

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