How can you get rid of anxiety attacks w/o medication?

Answer 1

I have acute anxiety that was running my life. I was on zoloft, xanax, and trazadone (to sleep). And I'm honestly going to tell you something you don't want to hear. Ready?? You have to get out there and face it!! Anxiety is an unknown fear. And the only way to cure a fear is to face it right? This over time will help you be proud of yourself and become more confident to get out and about. I absolutely HATED the medication!! I went off of it without weaning myself because I was so angry at how it made me feel. I didn't want to depend on drugs for the rest of my life. And I did just that. I still have attacks, but it looks like I am blushing more than anything. I am now able to breathe through them unlike before. And over time, I have more control over it. A good pointer is to try your hardest to not expect it to happen. Try to go through without believeing that you will have an attack, and it will start to come true. Try not to put words in others mouths, or analyze what people are saying to you. ITS HARD!! I know. But it really is in your mind. There is a chemical inbalance for this to start, and it won't be cured, but you will be much happier.

Answer 2

You might want to try CBT. It helps you identify the early signs of a stress response, how thoughts influence and behavior, and soforth. Do you know the difference between a psychiatrist and psychologist? A psychiatrist does diagnoses and prescribes medication, a psychologist doesn't do that, it's mainly talking and behavior therapy. If it doesn't get better by these means though, please reconsider medication, you may only need a short course of it. I didn't want to take medication either when I was a young person but it does help me now, and no real side effects. People will take medication is they suffer from a physical illness but are often relectant for a psychological ailment. Depression though is often caused by an imbalance in brain chemistry, it is not a weakness or character fault, you don't need to feel judged for it.

Answer 3

This depends on the severity degree of your attacks. If they are mild and don't really have any significant affect on your daily life then yes, exercise and a good diet will help. If the attacks are more serious and interfere with a normal life then go to your GP. I have been taking 5 Mg Diapam per day for about 15 years and with only positive results. I must say that my problem resulted from drinking about 2 litres of coffee per day for a couple of years. This in principle poisoned me and I suffered from severe attacks for several years before finding Diapam. Nobody really wants to take chemical drugs to alleviate a problem and there is always the dependency problem to consider. In my case it has worked - but no two persons are the same. I agree with one of your answers: first try exercising and a healthy diet and above all, avoid situations which could trigger an attack.

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Answer 4

you can do it..but it's hard. Believe me I suffer from them often! I was on xanax..but I got off of them. ( Im getting back on them, though). If you feel that you're about to have one or getting one, just TRY TRY not to think about it. Turn up the music real loud and put the windows down if you're in the car. Go on the computer or put a movie in if you're at home. if you're out in public, try having a conversation w/ someone to get your mind off of it. It's hard..but you can do it. You're more powerful than the attack. Believe it or not. Someone once told me that if you feel you might have one, or even if you're having - try to just get mad at the anxiety attack. If you're in a panic, just stop for a second adn think, " I hate this!! I hate this attack" just be really mad at it. It may go away. I have also heard that when you're having an attack ( most people thikn they are dying when they are having one, I know I do) just think, " oh well here it is. Im dying now. This is it" Eventually it will go away. goodluck.

Answer 5

I am single mum. I have been suffering for panic attacks for some 15 years now, though it was not until recently I understood what they were. They were progressively getting stronger and more frequent, stopping me from some days even leaving my house. I read this book and it all made perfect sense.

I am not saying I was not terrified of putting theory to action, I was more scared of that than the next attack! But I decided to view it as a game, one I had control of and could therefore not lose!

Answer 6

run for 20 minutes and see the difference.
Dont take medication that make you drowsy.
Belive me being attacked by anxiety is better hundred times than being drowsy.
at least you can laugh cheer others. make your pain a power to have self confidence. dont ever never take medications.
I took and became dorwsy. believe i wish now to be attacked by one anxiety attack because at that time was very funny.

Answer 7

Picture a happy place in your mind while deep breathing. The anxiety attack will pass.

Answer 8

Get plenty of sleep,avoid stressful situations,avoid watching stressful things on television, don't drink caffeine at all, aromatherapy works to some degree too, lavender scents and orange scents. Just relax the best way that you can and they will pass.

Answer 9

Yes, yes, yes. With CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy).

"It involves recognizing unhelpful or destructive patterns of thinking and reacting, then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones"

Here's a link to a free online resource/course:
http://www.livinglifetothefull.com/elearning/

And Moodgym (an Australian free online CBT training program for preventing depression/anxiety): http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/

Good luck!

Answer 10

Sveral minutes of deep breathing. This worked for me when I was taken off xanax