Anxiety is a condition wherein people experience the feelings of dreadfulness, uneasiness, apprehension, worry and fear.
In response to stressors that people experience, anxiety is a normal reaction or a normal coping mechanism.
But for others, their anxiety can become excessive, in which point it then turns into a disorder.
Anxiety affects not only the emotional and psychological aspects but they also have physical and even behavioral effects on people.
There is an anxiety treatment developed to help people with anxiety disorders.
This anxiety treatment can be categorized into 3, namely medicine-based anxiety treatment, psychology-based anxiety treatment and the alternative approach to anxiety treatment.
Medicine-Based Anxiety Treatment Many people who are suffering from anxiety disorders rely on drugs or medications in order to help them function and perform their regular daily activities.
Of course, the main goal of the medical treatment is to try and eliminate the anxiety disorder.
These drugs would also try to help reduce the symptoms and recurrences of these anxiety disorders.
These are some of the common drugs used in anxiety treatment: a.
SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) - This class of drug helps to inhibit or block the reuptake (or reabsorption) of serotonin.
Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that functions to regulate the mood as well as anxiety.
SSRIs are the first drug of choice for some anxiety disorders.
Examples of SSRIs include two well known brands, Prozac and Zoloft.
b.
Benzodiazepines - These are drugs that are quite effective in relaxing and calming people.
This anxiety treatment helps reduce many physical symptoms of anxiety disorders.
Benzodiazepines, however, are only used short-term because prolonged use may cause problems with tolerance as well as dependence on the drug.
c.
Tricyclic Antidepressants - These are effective anxiety treatment and are preferred for long term use as opposed to benzodiazepines.
People should exercise caution when taking these drugs because all of them have side effects that can be quite dangerous to one's health so they must be prescribed by someone certified and their effects and side effects must be explained thoroughly to patients taking them.
Psychology-Based Anxiety Treatment There are two main psychological anxiety treatments.
These are the Cognitive behavioral treatment and the applied relaxation treatment.
a.
Cognitive Behavioral treatment - Many people have benefited from this type of therapy because it aims to help people suffering from anxiety disorders identify the behavioral patterns as well as strong unrealistic beliefs that they have and then try to face them and change them into more acceptable behaviors and beliefs.
b.
Applied relaxation treatment - This anxiety remedy aims to help people relax or practice relaxation techniques whenever they are faced with anxiety-inducing situations.
One of the main aims of this therapy is to help you relax or loosen your muscles when you start to feel anxious.
Breathing techniques or using words such as "relax" are examples of the applied relaxation treatment.
Alternative Approach to Anxiety Treatment There are a lot of alternative approaches used for anxiety remedy today.
Most of them are used as a complimentary treatment to either medical or psychological approach.
Here are a couple examples: a.
Yoga - Yoga, with its breathing and postural control and even its meditation aspect is quite effective in helping one relax and control one's anxiety.
Because of this, it is considered as one of the best alternative treatments used in anxiety disorders.
b.
Acupuncture - This technique of sticking needles into specific areas of the body to help with the flow of energy was introduced by the people of China, but it is now being used all over the world.
It is also being used as an effective complimentary anxiety treatment.
In response to stressors that people experience, anxiety is a normal reaction or a normal coping mechanism.
But for others, their anxiety can become excessive, in which point it then turns into a disorder.
Anxiety affects not only the emotional and psychological aspects but they also have physical and even behavioral effects on people.
There is an anxiety treatment developed to help people with anxiety disorders.
This anxiety treatment can be categorized into 3, namely medicine-based anxiety treatment, psychology-based anxiety treatment and the alternative approach to anxiety treatment.
Medicine-Based Anxiety Treatment Many people who are suffering from anxiety disorders rely on drugs or medications in order to help them function and perform their regular daily activities.
Of course, the main goal of the medical treatment is to try and eliminate the anxiety disorder.
These drugs would also try to help reduce the symptoms and recurrences of these anxiety disorders.
These are some of the common drugs used in anxiety treatment: a.
SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) - This class of drug helps to inhibit or block the reuptake (or reabsorption) of serotonin.
Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that functions to regulate the mood as well as anxiety.
SSRIs are the first drug of choice for some anxiety disorders.
Examples of SSRIs include two well known brands, Prozac and Zoloft.
b.
Benzodiazepines - These are drugs that are quite effective in relaxing and calming people.
This anxiety treatment helps reduce many physical symptoms of anxiety disorders.
Benzodiazepines, however, are only used short-term because prolonged use may cause problems with tolerance as well as dependence on the drug.
c.
Tricyclic Antidepressants - These are effective anxiety treatment and are preferred for long term use as opposed to benzodiazepines.
People should exercise caution when taking these drugs because all of them have side effects that can be quite dangerous to one's health so they must be prescribed by someone certified and their effects and side effects must be explained thoroughly to patients taking them.
Psychology-Based Anxiety Treatment There are two main psychological anxiety treatments.
These are the Cognitive behavioral treatment and the applied relaxation treatment.
a.
Cognitive Behavioral treatment - Many people have benefited from this type of therapy because it aims to help people suffering from anxiety disorders identify the behavioral patterns as well as strong unrealistic beliefs that they have and then try to face them and change them into more acceptable behaviors and beliefs.
b.
Applied relaxation treatment - This anxiety remedy aims to help people relax or practice relaxation techniques whenever they are faced with anxiety-inducing situations.
One of the main aims of this therapy is to help you relax or loosen your muscles when you start to feel anxious.
Breathing techniques or using words such as "relax" are examples of the applied relaxation treatment.
Alternative Approach to Anxiety Treatment There are a lot of alternative approaches used for anxiety remedy today.
Most of them are used as a complimentary treatment to either medical or psychological approach.
Here are a couple examples: a.
Yoga - Yoga, with its breathing and postural control and even its meditation aspect is quite effective in helping one relax and control one's anxiety.
Because of this, it is considered as one of the best alternative treatments used in anxiety disorders.
b.
Acupuncture - This technique of sticking needles into specific areas of the body to help with the flow of energy was introduced by the people of China, but it is now being used all over the world.
It is also being used as an effective complimentary anxiety treatment.
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