What should a person do who periodically experiences bouts of causeless fear - panic attacks? How to fight on your own when it seems that there is no one to wait for help from and you are alone with this trouble? Relatives do not understand, doctors shrug their shoulders, say that he is he althy, but the feeling that you are about to die. Endless trips to doctors are like a vicious circle from which, it would seem, you can’t escape. In fact, there is a way out: you need to understand the problem, and most importantly, understand that almost every person has certain vegetovascular disorders.
Panic attacks as a component of vegetovascular dystonia
Panic attacks are a companion for people with VSD. First, let's understand the terms. Panic attack - an attack of causeless fear for one's he alth, a feeling of impending death. Seizures can beso strong that a person will rush around the room, not finding a place for himself, he can be thrown into a shiver. High blood pressure, pulse such that close to fainting. Shortness of breath, burning and pain behind the sternum. Signs can be very similar to myocardial infarction. There are pains in the region of the heart, which can be distinguished from angina pectoris by the fact that they are longer (several days, weeks). A drug called "Nitroglycerin" does not stop such pain, while taking such a drug as "Validol" can relieve the condition.
VSD is not a disease, but a complex of symptoms indicating a violation in the activity of the central and peripheral parts of the autonomic system.
Vegetovascular dystonia is divided into several types:
- Hypertensive is caused by high blood pressure, there may be discomfort in the region of the heart, tachycardia. People with this type are prone to panic attacks.
- Hypotonic is characterized by low blood pressure, dizziness, weakness, headaches.
- Mixed type includes the symptoms of the other two types and is most common.
The presence of vegetovascular disorders is not life-threatening, but they can aggravate the course of existing diseases, and, together with other adverse factors, contribute to the development of such ailments as bronchial asthma, arterial hypertension, ulcers (in the presence of irritable bowel syndrome - IBS), coronary heart disease.
Physical manifestations of psychological problems
In Russia, people are not accustomed to go to doctors for every occasion, few of us have a family doctor or a personal psychologist. Some financial situation does not allow, others - a frantic pace of life. Many people think that going to a psychologist is a waste of time. Constantly haunted by the question: if there are panic attacks, how to deal with it? It is not always possible to cope on your own, you should remember this.
The habit of solving all problems alone often leads to aggravation of the situation and can lead to a sad outcome. There may be daily panic attacks. How to deal with them on your own when there is no strength? It is necessary to ask for help from relatives who will try to understand and support. When relatives are powerless - do not waste time, you should urgently contact a specialist. There is nothing shameful here. A visit to a psychotherapist in no way indicates that a person is mentally ill, there are simply difficulties that each of us periodically experiences. For the most part, we are talking about depression, which can accompany many diseases and a condition such as VVD, with panic attacks.
Can I deal with panic attacks on my own? Expert opinion on this matter
Panic attacks are accompanied by phobias: the fear of suffocating, choking, dying, getting sick with an incurable disease. Moreover, a person will worry about parents, children, people dear to him.
Trigger to startAnything can become PA: psychological overwork, stress, factors such as an accident, being in a cramped stuffy bus, illness or death of a loved one. At one of these moments, you can experience the first PA. Then they begin to repeat every day, usually in the evening. When panic seizes a person (no matter what he does) every day, for example, at exactly 18.00, on a subconscious level, he begins to wait, worry, worry, which aggravates the situation even more.
During PA, the body experiences severe stress, after which a person can feel completely exhausted.
On the other hand, knowing the exact time of the onset of the PA, you can prepare yourself morally, take all necessary measures. The time has come: panic attacks. How to fight? Kurpatov, a well-known psychotherapist, offers to look at all this from the other side. His books are written in simple, understandable language. People with PA should read "VSD Remedy".
Dr. Kurpatov says that the main thing for such people is to realize that they will not die from PA. He gives a peculiar, but very useful advice, which sounds something like this: "When you think that you are about to die, lie down … and die." Naturally, it will not work to die, and understanding this has a good psychotherapeutic effect.
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Patients suffering from panic attacks are routinely prescribed sedatives, tranquilizers,adrenal blockers. They also prescribe massage, exercise therapy. It remains to be seen whether such methods will really defeat the PA.
Judging by the feedback from patients, exercise therapy and massage have a positive effect, but sedatives do not always. Often they make you want to sleep, but they do not stop the attacks.
Massage helps to relax, improves blood circulation. Why is sport so useful? The fact is that PA begins due to an uncontrolled release of adrenaline into the blood. Normally, this process should occur when a person is in an extreme situation, and not sitting quietly in a chair. If you know the time of the onset of a panic attack, you can do physical activity. Running outdoors or exercising at home on a simulator will not hurt. This is a very effective method that will help stop the attack, because adrenaline will have where to go.
Methods of treating panic attacks
You won't be admitted to the hospital if you suffer from panic attacks. How to deal with seizures at home? There are several ways:
- drug treatment;
- self-massage and sports;
- good rest (try not to overwork physically and mentally);
- associating with people suffering from the same problem;
- self-relaxation;
- contrast shower (very good for strengthening blood vessels);
- treatment of the underlying disease, if any.
You can also visit a medical facility for some procedures, such as:
- hypnosis;
- acupuncture;
- professional massage.
Rest is very important, communication with people is useful. If possible, you should go to the sea or to a sanatorium.
Medicines used for panic attacks
The next question to consider in the topic "Panic attacks, how to deal with", drugs used in PA. Drug treatment includes groups of the following drugs:
- sedatives (tinctures of valerian and motherwort, "Validol", "Corvalol", "Novo-Passit");
- tranquilizers (preparations "Relium", "Elenium", "Librium");
- adrenal blockers (beta-blockers such as Atenolol, Anaprilin have the best effect).
Folk remedies for the treatment of panic attacks
Now it is clear what panic attacks are, how to deal with them. What folk remedies can offer to help in the fight against this disease? Since it is impossible to lie down or sit during a panic, and all attempts to distract yourself are futile, you can resort to the following methods:
- Light exercise.
- Hold your feet in a bowl of hot water or pour cold and hot water over them up to your knees.
- Breathing exercises (the technique of inhaling-exhaling into a paper bag helps well).
- Write down everything you feel, it will help a lot in order to sort out your fear,accept it.
- Drink a decoction of mint, chamomile or green tea.
- You can try to make an infusion of the following herbs: take 4 parts of lemon balm, 3 parts of rue and 3 parts of thyme and mix thoroughly. 1 st. l. collection pour into a glass and pour cold water. Let sit for a few hours, then drink throughout the day.
How to deal with a panic attack when there is not enough air
Consider the question: "Panic attacks, how to deal with when there is not enough air?" Often during an attack there is a feeling of suffocation: it is impossible to take a full breath (as if you want to yawn) - hyperventilation syndrome with VVD. There is a fear of suffocation.
In this case, do the following:
- constantly remind yourself that it is unrealistic to suffocate - air enters in the required amount;
- breathe into a paper bag (plastic bottle, scarf);
- drink mint tea;
- rub the sinuses with the usual "Asterisk" - it will soothe, greatly facilitate breathing.
Is it possible to get rid of panic attacks forever
You can beat panic attacks forever. How to fight on your own - that's what you need to understand to achieve this goal. Do not be upset if it does not work out, this is not a matter of one day. Each small victory will make a significant contribution to the fight against the PA.
You need to learn self-control, understand that PA does not die, believe in it. And to make sure you needthoroughly understand the problem with the help of literature, communicate with people who also suffer from panic attacks.
