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How To Treat Panic Disorder?

I suffer from panic disorder all my life lets just say I had a bad upbringing I aint on any drugs our anything I got a wife an five kids to mind I just need a realaxer from time to time......plus aswell my wife does my head in aswell from time to time
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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Greetings !

Well for effective management of Panic Disorder you got to embrace two approaches together which are 1) Drug therapy comprising of 1 anti depressant drug like escitalopram or paroxetine + 1 anti anxiety drug like clonazepam or lorazepam and 2 ) Counseling aka therapy such as CBT ( Cognitive Behavior Therapy) which is a specialized type of counseling technique that is often used effectively to teach the seeker core coping skills and strategies to counter and endure panic attacks without getting overwhelmed by them. This CBT needs to be sought from a psychotherapist or clinical psychologist.

So the combination of drug therapy and counseling can take care of your panic disorder effectively, while drug therapy will kick start your recovery and control over the panic attacks on the other hand counseling shall help you in the long run by teaching you coping skills.

I hope this helps.

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How To Treat Panic Disorder?

Greetings ! Well for effective management of Panic Disorder you got to embrace two approaches together which are 1) Drug therapy comprising of 1 anti depressant drug like escitalopram or paroxetine + 1 anti anxiety drug like clonazepam or lorazepam and 2 ) Counseling aka therapy such as CBT ( Cognitive Behavior Therapy) which is a specialized type of counseling technique that is often used effectively to teach the seeker core coping skills and strategies to counter and endure panic attacks without getting overwhelmed by them. This CBT needs to be sought from a psychotherapist or clinical psychologist. So the combination of drug therapy and counseling can take care of your panic disorder effectively, while drug therapy will kick start your recovery and control over the panic attacks on the other hand counseling shall help you in the long run by teaching you coping skills. I hope this helps. Regards