is there anything over the counter to take for anxiety or panic attacks?

Answer 1

Vitamin B complex,
Kava Kava
Passion flower (in combination with valerian)
Valerian (in combination with passion flower)
American scullcap
Chamomile
Hops
Linden
Motherwort
Oats (oat straw)
Pennyroyal
St. John’s wort
Wood betony
lots of exercise, a healthy diet and less attention to your negative thoughts

Answer 2

The best thing to do is to find out what's causing them. Many times it's a physical problem, and usually based on poor diet with caffeine and sugar. If these are some of your symptoms, check your blood sugar:
fatigue, insomnia, mental confusion, nervousness, mood swings, faintness, headaches, depression, phobias, heart palpitations, a craving for sweets, anxiety, cold hands and feet, forgetfulness, dizziness, blurred vision, inner trembling, outbursts of temper, crying spells
http://hypoglycemia.org/hypo_test.asp

Answer 3

Not joking - people use all kinds of things to "self-medicate". I used to use chocolate candy bars -- it was the most soothing thing I could think of.

I also - when upsettness & panic would begin - would walk into a fabric store for the quiet and to touch the many textures of fabrics to find the most calming feel.

Really and truly. Not all that is helpful comes in a bottle of pills.

Answer 4

not that i know of i have panic disorder myself and i've been struggling with it for around 7 or 8 years now i'm starting to think it will never go away......but thats part of life

Answer 5

when anxiety or panic attack come to you.
go run for twenty minute as fast as you can.
that will release endrophine which calm you.
wash your hand by hot water. Also it helps.
before you sleep write all what you feel and go sleep.

Answer 6

Chocolate. Seriously it has something in it that gives you endorphines. It will make you feel better.