Will the symptoms of a panic attack harm me?!


Question: Will the symptoms of a panic attack harm me.?
Answers:
No. It is very frightening and if it happens frequently you should seek counseling and medication. But the attack itself won't harm you physically. You can overcome panic attacks. I was treated for them in my 20's but haven't had a full blown panic attack for 20 years now. Health Question & Answer

Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.

Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.

The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....

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There is some great info out there on Panic Attacks, possibly check out some of these sites:

www.medlineplus.com

webmd.com

www.atozhealth.org

Hope this helps.Health Question & Answer

not at all.....panick attacks are just extra addrenaline tring to be released....lay down, take some deep breaths and it will eventually subsideHealth Question & Answer

No, but it is not good for you body(long term) to have such stress.Health Question & Answer



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