Alternative Treatments for Panic Attacks
There are many alternative treatments that can be done in order to cure panic attacks. These may come in the form of herbs and methods that can be used naturally without the help of medications.
1. Herbs
Kava-kava is an herbal remedy that can relieve the user of stress, tension, irritability, and insomnia. This can also help calm frazzled nerves and minds filled with never-ending thoughts that may cause them to go to a state of paranoia. This should not be combined with antidepressants.
Valerian is a root that has long been used to cure insomnia. There is no danger of addiction when using it. It can also relieve stress, high blood pressure, palpitations, and gastrointestinal disturbances. However, pregnant and nursing mothers should avoid this.
St. John’s Wort is not only helpful in relieving stress but it can also treat depression. It works in a way that it helps the nervous system release more neurotransmitters such as Dopamine and Serotonin that can calm the body. The user should avoid taking antidepressants.
Damiana calms the nervous system like a tonic. It also acts like an aphrodisiac which generates an exhilarated response that calms the body.
Passionflower is another sedative that does not expose its users to addiction. This can be used to cure any nervous disorders such as palpitations convulsions, stress, insomnia, epilepsy, and other related disorders.
Other Natural Methods And Remedies
Hypnosis is a process that works on patients by changing how they receive and interpret the feelings and other sensations from their bodies. This helps the patients focus on one flow of thought and stir away from negative thoughts that can cause attacks.
Energy psychology is based on the ancient method of acupressure from the East. Acupressure is basically a method which involves putting pressure on certain points of the body which are believed to be sources of energy, called "chi". By tapping these points, negative energy can be released.
Humor psychology is a method that teaches the patient to focus on one thought that can make them laugh. This helps them feel positive again. This is an effective treatment because studies show that laughter can reduce the number of stress hormones in the body.
Cognitive behavioral therapy can straighten the way a mind thinks, discarding those distorted beliefs and incorporating correct ones. This is used to cure many mental disorders.
Desensitization makes the patients think of scenarios that cause their attacks. This way, they will realize that these situations can bring them no harm at all.
