Helpful Tips For Getting Rid Of Your Panic Attack Fast - By: Karen Larsen

Millions of people, the world over, have panic attacks each day. The typical reactions are a sudden and overpowering dread that causes them to break out in a sweat, their heart to palpitate, and their breathing to hyperventilate. Attacks such as these can vary from extreme to mild. Those who have never experience such an attack can easily brush it off as a mere mind control problem. But, its affect on the body can be dramatic for those going through the experience.

Over the years, researchers and medical professionals have come up with a variety of ways to treat these anxieties. Unfortunately, most of these treatments take years to work. Is there anything that the person can do immediately to at least mitigate the symptoms of these attacks? Fortunately, the answer is yes. And, although, the following tips are not a cure, they can help you in getting past one of these episodes.

The way you breathe can have a great effect on your anxiety levels. Often, you are able to prevent a panic attack merely by consciously slowing down the rate of your breathing and taking deep breaths. Shallow breaths tend to aggravate the problem. They cause more movement in the upper muscles of the chest which causes the heart to beat faster, which causes the oxygen to be used quicker, which causes you to breath even faster to get more oxygen. It is a feedback loop that simply compounds the problem.

There is no way to get around the fact that drugs have a major influence in our society. And, for many people, the most effective short term way to get through an anxiety attack is to take a prescribed medicine.

Certain medications can be very effective in providing temporary relief from panic attacks. For example, serotonin based reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, can put you at ease in a matter of minutes. But, even though they can be effective, you should never use them without first getting an ok from your physician.

Finally, walking it off can often help the feelings of anxiety dissipate. Walking is exercise and exercise has been proven to be an effective treatment for anxiety. If you are in a situation where you can simply excuse yourself and take a quick walk around the block, it can help calm you immensely. You will be able to get rid of much of the nervous energy flowing through your body which will allow it to calm down.

Although panic attacks affect millions of people each year, those with bipolar disorder are especially vulnerable to them. As a rule, women are also more prone to panic attacks. Also, younger people tend to be affected by it than older people.

Fortunately, as we age, we tend to be less prone to attacks of this type. Probably this is due to the body producing less mood altering hormones than in its youth. And, partially, it is simply due to us gaining more experience over the years in coming to terms with recurring potentially anxiety provoking situations.

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