Friday, 4 July 2008

WHY YOU SHOULD NOT TO TAKE MEDICATION FOR ANXIETY PANIC ATTACK SYMPTOMS - Part 1

Even if you are healthy, coping with any of the anxiety panic attack symptoms initially could easily be one of the most frightening feelings anyone ever experiences ~ no matter what age, male or female.

Often the experience is enough to bring on the worry of having another panic attack, making the victim try to find any kind of anxiety attack panic treatment.

The convenience of medication is often what people choose because it is thought to be more convenient and also because some victims are worried about facing their next panic attack without help. This is why a natural cure for panic attack is usually best.

The first medication usually prescribed to ward off anxiety panic attack symptoms are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) which greatly reduce the frequency of the panic attacks, but it takes several weeks from starting the medication to see any benefits.

Another medicinal option is benzodiazepines which are a lot faster in dropping the panic attack frequency. However, this benefit comes at a cost in that these drugs are well known to give many nasty side effects, and have to be taken throughout the day over a period of a few weeks.

Why then are doctors handing out prescriptions for SSRIs, benzodiazepines and other drugs that are used for anxiety attack panic treatment when they are costly, produce nasty side effects and are generally troublesome? Mainly because many patients regard them as the only answer to their problem ~ basically they are seen as a quick, easy fix.

In my next post I'll elaborate a little further on more reasons for not taking medicinal remedies for warding off anxiety panic attack symptoms.

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