There is no panacea for panic attacks.
The cure is an individual one, and although sufferers are constantly seeking a universal remedy, none will work for all.
A major problem to a universal cure is that the cause of panic attacks has not been defined, and until this can be done cures will remain specific rather than general.
At the end of the day, once a panic attack has been diagnosed, there are many things, which can be done to make the sufferers feel better, but these are specific to each individual.
TriggersEnvironmental factors: temperature, crowds, thunderstorms, lack of space, high humidity.
Catastrophic Misinterpretation: the belief that something will cause a significant problem, such as that a headache is brain tumour, or the start of one.
Hyperventilation:This is usually a symptom of panic attacks, but can also cause them if the person starts hyperventilating spontaneously.
Nausea.
Although feeling sick in itself is not serious, it can trigger panic attacks through a fear of vomiting.
Either fear of the act of vomiting itself, or of where it would occur.
Diagnosis Google 'panic attack questionnaire' and you find several sites with online questionnaires, which will give a variety of options depending on results.
They may recommend you to consult a doctor, decide you do not have a problem, or suggest an intermediate solution.
I can see that a major problem here could be that the results of the questionnaire could trigger a panic attack! Is There A Cure? There's no known cure for a propensity to regular panic attacks, though antidepressants can be prescribed in some cases.
Professional counselling is a possibility, but this can take a long time to make no progress.
It can moderate the frequency, but not generally provide a lasting cure.
However, there can be acumulative effect in that reductions in incidences can reduce the fear of more panic attacks, which in turn results in fewer attacks, and so on.
This could theoretically result in permanent cure, but the jury is still out on this one.
Exposure therapy has been proposed as a cure, and is used in some cases, but this has yet to become a proven treatment.
There are various ways to improve the quality of life of sufferers of panic attacks, and they may benefit from a combination of appropriate medication and the psychological approach.
The cure is an individual one, and although sufferers are constantly seeking a universal remedy, none will work for all.
A major problem to a universal cure is that the cause of panic attacks has not been defined, and until this can be done cures will remain specific rather than general.
At the end of the day, once a panic attack has been diagnosed, there are many things, which can be done to make the sufferers feel better, but these are specific to each individual.
Triggers
A trigger is a factor, which gives the problem a kick-start.
The greater the number of potential triggers for an individual, the more likely that individual is to suffer from an attack.
Common sense really! Potential triggers for panic attacks are:
Although feeling sick in itself is not serious, it can trigger panic attacks through a fear of vomiting.
Either fear of the act of vomiting itself, or of where it would occur.
They may recommend you to consult a doctor, decide you do not have a problem, or suggest an intermediate solution.
I can see that a major problem here could be that the results of the questionnaire could trigger a panic attack! Is There A Cure? There's no known cure for a propensity to regular panic attacks, though antidepressants can be prescribed in some cases.
Professional counselling is a possibility, but this can take a long time to make no progress.
It can moderate the frequency, but not generally provide a lasting cure.
However, there can be acumulative effect in that reductions in incidences can reduce the fear of more panic attacks, which in turn results in fewer attacks, and so on.
This could theoretically result in permanent cure, but the jury is still out on this one.
Exposure therapy has been proposed as a cure, and is used in some cases, but this has yet to become a proven treatment.
There are various ways to improve the quality of life of sufferers of panic attacks, and they may benefit from a combination of appropriate medication and the psychological approach.
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