Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Panic and Anxiety
1) What are the common panic anxiety attack symptoms? Feeling of impending doom; need to escape immediate situation or avoid any circumstance from which escape is difficult or impossible; feeling of suffocation or lack of air; sweating, numbness, tingling, heart racing, dizziness, nausea, shaking, general and severe anxiety, fear of catastrophe.
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2) Is there a difference between an anxiety attack and a panic disorder? In order to meet the diagnostic criteria for Panic Disorder, one must have panic attacks at a certain frequency. The attacks must have a certain number of symptoms such as those listed in number 1 above, and they must have a specified effect on the sufferer’s functioning.
3) What are some natural remedies for anxiety and panic attacks? The results of a number of studies have suggested that certain nutritional remedies or supplements, especially those which are “precursors” to relevant neurotransmitters such as serotonin or norepinephrine, may be as helpful in the treatment of anxiety disorders as are serotonergic antidepressants. This is potentially a critical finding since supplements of this kind typically result in fewer side effects relative to those caused by antidepressants.
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4) What is social anxiety disorder? Sufferers feel an inordinate amount of fear whenever exposed to situations in which they may be subjected to interpersonal criticism or scrutiny. They typically avoid such situations or endures them with much anxiety and discomfort.
5) What is panic disorder? Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Panic disorder sufferers usually have a series of intense episodes of extreme anxiety, known as panic attacks. Attacks can wax and wane for a period of hours or can occur much for infrequently. They may vary by intensity and by the subset of specific symptoms of panic that are experienced. Some individuals begin avoiding situations as a result of their panic disorder, in which case their problem is diagnosed as Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia.
6) What is a typical panic attack treatment? The best psychotherapeutic treatment identified by research is cognitive behavior therapy, which changes the sufferers’ attitudes toward anxiety, helps them become less afraid of it, provides current information on the harmlessness of anxiety and of anxiety symptoms, provides coping skills training such as breathing exercises and relaxation, and most importantly provides regular practice facing anxiety symptoms and any situations that are avoided.
I am recommending some excellent books and well known authors just below.Dr. Barlow is considered by many to be the top researcher on this topic in the world, and Dr. Burns is similarly admired and respected. I went to the same internship as did Dr. Pollard and can therefore recommend his book very, very highly…and I’m also including on the “A” list a book by Dr. Claire Weekes, who was an original pioneer in the area.
7) What are some natural herbs for anxiety and panic attacks? Kava Kava is most well known. Skullcap in a tincture form is reported to be effective.
What are the typical medications for social anxiety disorder? Serotinergic ntidepressants such as Zolft and Prozac.