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What Is The Treatment For Panic Attacks?

I have really bad panic attacks, especially in assemblies at school- I don't like just sitting there, having to stay still and it makes me feel stiff and shaky, i can't breathe and when there's loud music it makes my heart pound like mad and i feel like i need to get out. It just feels horrible, and i don't know why i get them, sometimes they're just really random, like i'll be sat in the car and i start to feel really light headed like i've just been blowing a balloon or something. I get them when i talk to people too and my mind just goes blank and i don't know what to talk about. I've been having them for years now, and i'm just fed up with them! I don't want to actually go to a psychiatrist or anything, i just wanted to know if you could tell me how to control them or if you have any tips?
Fri, 13 Jun 2014
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Hello,
Your symptoms are reflective of painc disorder and they seem to be quite broad in settings- from home to cars and assembles etc..making you rather incapacitated.
All of this reflects the increasing severity. You dont want to see a psychiatrist, so I will try to help you with some tips but if they dont work enough for you or the illness seem to worsen, then you should visit a psyhiatrist-- for your well being!

Tips-
-go for brisk walks 30-45min daily
-practice deep breathing technique of relaxation- JPMR and do it daily( you will easily find its video on net)
-shun the habbit of having tea/ coffee to zero or bare minimum
- avoid any drink containing coke/ taurine/ tannin/ caffine- they all are stimulants and can increase these attacks.

Try these along with reverse counting whenever you face such a situation to distract your self..you know that these episode always pass without doing any harm to you..so, try to be cool and in control of situation.

If these tips work -fine ..else, it will be very neglegent on your part in not visiting a psychiatrist.
Wish you good health and speedy recovery.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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What Is The Treatment For Panic Attacks?

Hello, Your symptoms are reflective of painc disorder and they seem to be quite broad in settings- from home to cars and assembles etc..making you rather incapacitated. All of this reflects the increasing severity. You dont want to see a psychiatrist, so I will try to help you with some tips but if they dont work enough for you or the illness seem to worsen, then you should visit a psyhiatrist-- for your well being! Tips- -go for brisk walks 30-45min daily -practice deep breathing technique of relaxation- JPMR and do it daily( you will easily find its video on net) -shun the habbit of having tea/ coffee to zero or bare minimum - avoid any drink containing coke/ taurine/ tannin/ caffine- they all are stimulants and can increase these attacks. Try these along with reverse counting whenever you face such a situation to distract your self..you know that these episode always pass without doing any harm to you..so, try to be cool and in control of situation. If these tips work -fine ..else, it will be very neglegent on your part in not visiting a psychiatrist. Wish you good health and speedy recovery. Dr. Manisha Gopal MD Neuropsychiatry