Can anyone help?, i suffer from panick attacks badly, what do other people do an!
Question:
Can anyone help?, i suffer from panick attacks badly, what do other people do and what medications work?
At their worst i drove myself to hospital because i just couldnt calm down and was freezing cold, i would never drive again having one, i thought i wasn't going to make it there i felt that bad, it was really scary. The doctor prescribed me propranolol 40mg which don't have much effect, the more i think about when it's going to happen again, the worse it gets, they say it's anxeity, but i dont feel stressed so i can't understand it, i have heard some people take anti depressants and wondered if i should maybe ask the doctor to change to that?
Answers:
First of all I am sorry to hear about your problem, you need to do two things.
The first is the most important is to try and find the trigger to your attack, although this may be hard keep a record of all events leading up to your attack and try and find the trigger. Once you know you can work out when an attack is about to happen and then you can take the second step.
Learn to breathe properly from the diaphragm this can be taught by a physilogist and with practice will help. This is an alternative to drugs. Ask your GP.
It is important NOT to stop any medication without discussing this with your GP, however a non drug package can be worked out with your doctor.
Good luck!