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Panic disorder is treated with psychotherapy, medicines, or both depending on the severity of symptoms, availability of the treatment and individual preference. Treatment could help reduce the frequency and severity of the attacks and thus improve quality of life.
A special type of psychotherapy called called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used as a first choice of treatment for panic attack disorder. CBT helps a person to understand that there are no dangers associated with panic attack. It helps by changing a persons way of thinking, behaving, and reacting to an episode of panic attack. The attacks reduces or disappears after the person learns to react differently to the anxiety and fear that occur during panic attack treatment.
Read More – Panic Attacks or Disorder: Causes & Symptoms of Panic Attack
Doctors may prescribe different types of medicines to help in the panic disorder and panic attack treatment. These could be as follows:
1. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): these are the first choice of medicines for the panic attack treatment which includes fluoxetine, paroxetine and others. They are generally well tolerated with no serious side effects.
2. Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs): these are another group of medicines that can be used and includes medicines like venlafaxine and others for panic attack treatment.
SSRIs and SNRIs may take several weeks to show it effect. These side effects are usually not severe, especially if the treatment is started off from low doses and is increased slowly over time.
3. Beta-blockers: these medicines can help to control some of the physical
symptoms, such as increased heart rate for panic attack treatment.
4. Benzodiazepines: are sedatives, which are very effective in rapidly decreasing
symptoms of panic attack. However, as they tend to cause tolerance and
dependence on regular use, they are only given for short period.
The person shouldn’t give up on treatment too early. Both psychotherapy and medicines can take some time to show effect. Different people may respond to different medicines. Following a healthy lifestyle can also help manage panic disorder better. Getting enough sleep, eating a healthy diet and exercising may help bring good effect. Support of family and friends also helps.
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/panic-disorder-when-fear-overwhelms/index.shtml main
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https://www.apa.org/topics/anxiety/panic-disorder
https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/panic-disorder-agoraphobia/symptomss
https://www.healthline.com/health/panic-disorder
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