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How To Identify And Manage Panic Attacks

By Brian on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | No Comments

By Shane Baxter

As we evolved, human beings developed an instinct for sensing when danger is iminent. This brought about what is called “fight or flight” – the instinct to either fight for survival or to run away from the danger.

The fight or flight instinct is still with us today, but for some people it can become more serious in the form of panic attacks. A panic attack occurs when our bodies are not able to get rid of the excess adrenaline because of our response to danger.

Some fear or anxiety is normal – everybody will experience it at some time or another. When it escalates into a panic attack, however, it can become overwhelming and often uncontrollable.

There is often no logical reason for the feeling of panic, and an attack can occur even if there is no immediate danger. This can cause people to fear their next attack, which simply makes the situation worse, resulting in a vicious circle.

Symptoms of a panic attack may include the following:

- Headaches

- Chest pains

- Stomach pains and nausea

- Accelerated heartbeat

- Dizziness or lightheadedness

- Shaking

- Excessive perspiration

- Hot flashes

- Sudden Chills

- A tingling sensation in your fingers and toes (aka pins & needles)

If you exhibit any of these symptoms and are concerned that you may be suffering from panic or anxiety problems, the best course of action is to visit your doctor.

They can do a thorough diagnosis to determine if it is in fact caused by panic or anxiety, and if so they will be able to recommend the best treatment program based on your particular situation.

Early identification and treatment will make a world of difference in the results, so don’t wait until the problem becomes severe before seeing your doctor. If left alone, the problem will be much more serious and more difficult to overcome.

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Are You Being Interrupted By Panic Attacks While You Are Asleep?

By Brian on Sunday, February 26th, 2012 | No Comments

By Yap Kc

Panic attacks are unpredictable, especially panic attacks that interrupt sleep because you cannot do anything about them except wake up in fear. Panic attacks that interrupt sleep are not only scary but they are very disorienting because that is not the normal circumstance in which people are supposed to wake up, and this make them dangerous. However, there are ways in which you can prevent panic attacks that interrupt sleep.

The first nocturnal panic that anyone suffers is also the worst because it is not possible to rationalize why a peaceful sleep could lead to waking up in mysterious fear and a list of physical symptoms that indicate something very wrong with your body. The following attacks are not convenient but at least the patients know what to expect. It is this awareness that results from frequent panic attacks that is useful in fighting against them. The one rule is that if you have panic attacks in daytime then you are very likely to have panic attacks that interrupt sleep.

The most convenient way of preventing panic attacks that interrupt sleep is to take some form of medication just before going to sleep. However, the most convenient method is the least recommended because most of these medications will either cause drowsiness the next day, disrupt your normal sleep patterns, or they will most likely be addictive. Unfortunately, in some cases, especially those of advanced panic disorder, there might be no options except taking medication.

A safer way is to alter your lifestyle to make sure you are at your most relaxed during the time leading up to sleep. Do not consume caffeine or sugary foods in the evening. If meditation works for you then there is nothing like it, or you could try listening to some relaxing music. Lavender is an essential part of aromatherapy and it can act as a good relaxant. Another thing to do is include some white noise in your surroundings when you lie down. This keeps the mind attracted in one place rather than wondering around. Note that some people find white noise very annoying so this may not work for you.

In case you experience panic attacks that interrupt sleep despite doing all of the above then you will need to help yourself a bit more aggressively. Since you are returning to consciousness from sleep after waking up from panic attacks that interrupt sleep you must calm yourself slowly. The easiest way to do this is to focus your mind on something very specific and obvious. The key is to form a habit of always focusing on this object that you can see and gain a familiarity that closely associates you to consciousness. This way you know when you wake up suddenly that you are looking at something you would have to be awake to see. First get a grip on the fact that you are no longer asleep then go through the reassurance exercises you normally do to get yourself out of panic attacks. Some people report that getting out of bed and going out in the fresh air helps.

It panic attacks that interrupt your sleep become frequent then you must seek medical help immediately.

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Are You A Victim Of Sleep Panic Attacks?

By Brian on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 | No Comments

By Yap Kc

In our stressful lives, it should not be surprising that a good portion of us is sleeping less soundly than previous generations. Most of the time a lack of deep sleep is related to how we function during the daytime. For the majority of humanity the whole sleep and awake cycle is voluntary that is mostly defined by the clock and hence is of no major concern, which is simply how some people are. However, there are those in whom the balance is indeed a very delicate one. When this balance is upset there is a sudden onset of inability to sleep that, in the initial stages, manifest as a lack of restfulness after waking up. This problem can reach chronic proportions quickly. Most people who seek medical attention for this problem will complain of any of the following three symptoms. Insomnia, daytime drowsiness, and irregular sleep behavior. Insomnia is more common than the other two symptoms and it is estimated that more than 25% of people are affected with different stages of insomnia. According to studies, women, elderly people, and shift workers are the ones who report more cases of insomnia than other segments of the population. Certain mental disorders like depression also cause insomnia. Sleep panic attacks are quite common among people who do not get regular sleep.

More than half of the people diagnosed with panic disorder suffer from nocturnal or sleep panic attacks. Although only 10% of all panic attacks happen at night they are still an issue of concern. Sleep panic attacks are bad because the patients begin to fear the nighttime and especially going off to sleep. They fear that during the sleep panic attack they will be comatose and hence unable to do anything if they suffer something violent. The cardiac arrest like symptoms most prevalent during sleep panic attacks make these people afraid that they might die if they have an attack while they are asleep.

Sleep panic attacks are not caused by dreams. This is known because medical studies have shown that sleep panic attacks happen during the early stages of sleep and not the REM phase when dreams usually occur. There are other disorders that are far severe than insomnia and they will often resemble sleep panic attacks in their symptoms because the victim will often wake up with palpitations, fear, shortness of breath, sweating, and so on. This type of sleep disorder occurs during the deep sleep.

Sleep apnea also causes the patients to wake up suddenly and though this sort of thing is not associated with any anxiety there is evidence indirectly linking it with sleep panic attacks since sleep apnea affects heart rate and blood pressure.

The precise reason for sleep panic attacks is not yet known. It is suspected that possible causes might include a build up of carbon dioxide in the body, a condition that is known as “false suffocation alarm” that causes the body to respond by strenuous breathing and rapid heart rate.

Sleep panic attacks are influenced by the events of daytime, alcohol, drugs, depression, and stress.

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Know The Top Ways On How To Stop Panic Attacks

By Brian on Friday, February 17th, 2012 | No Comments

By Yap Kc

How to stop panic attacks is something that every one must know even if there is no personal danger of suffering from them. A panic attack is a short period of time during which the victim feels uncontrollable fear and anxiety that results in a loss of self-control and erratic behavior with symptoms that, to the victim, are life threatening in their nature. How to stop panic attacks means knowing what the various symptoms mean and imply and how to conquer them. For example a person suffering from panic attack may feel any combination of the following symptoms like palpitation, trembling, nausea, sweating, dizziness, chills, choking, and so on.

A panic attack may last from just a few minutes to as much as half an hour. The longer the panic attack the greater the trauma suffered by the victim. The sensations during an attack are extremely unpleasant and they are all layered with the fear of death and impending doom. This might not sound rational but you must know that rational thinking is one of the first things to go during a panic attack. There is a sense of unreality about the whole universe and the lack of sense is not easy to understand for someone who has never had to ponder on how to stop panic attacks through sheer good fortune of never having suffered one.

To further complicate matters, there is often nothing to indicate the trigger of a panic attack. The first few steps in how to stop panic attacks focus on finding these triggers and then figuring out what about them is starting the attacks. There are many common reasons for panic attacks. For example people who are afraid of making public speeches will start having the attacks weeks before they are actually supposed to speak. What this implies is that the whole approach for how to stop panic attacks has nothing to do with public speaking but the fear of the fear of public speaking. The victim is, in other words, self-inducing a panic attack by focusing on what will happen during the speech.

In order to know how to stop panic attacks you must be able to pay attention to the details of your body’s reactions to one. This will help you to precisely know the nature of the cause behind the attacks. Though this sound easy it is not for some people and they must seek medical attention. The only thing worse than having panic attacks is enduring them without trying to cure them. This continued exposure to uncontrollable fear would ultimately lead the patient to develop a chronic condition with the fear being triggered by more and more circumstances until their whole life is reduced to a shell of older times and they will become increasingly withdrawn and distant from the world around them.

There are many options available for help on how to stop panic attacks. Mild cases may be treated with simple counseling while other cases might require a combination of therapy with prescription drugs to help cope with the negativity involved with panic attacks.

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