September 20th, 2007
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- If it is the first time you’ve had an attack, try to define the emotional factors which could provoke a strong feeling of anxiety. Find the connection between your feelings, state and antecedent events. Analyze the problem and try to solve it.
- Try not to develop a limiting conduct even if your panic attack occurred on the street or in the transport. Keep on using a transport and have as active way of life as it is possible.
- Having the first signs of the panic attack take some benzodiazepines, for example Xanax, Diazepam, Valium, Alprazolam or other. Bear this medication with yourself. After taking the medication, effect is felt in about 20-30 minutes. Such medications as Xanax may stop the attack in full or smooth away the symptoms. With a help of the medication you will stand the panic attack in a benign.
- If the panic attack happened in a public place – try to take the medication quickly and sit calmly about a half an hour till you feel the sedative action of the drug. If you have not taken the medicine with yourself then try to relax at first, sit for some time and then go back home or to your office (asking not to disturb you). If you still feel bad - call for an Ambulance.
- During the panic attack try to breathe evenly and calmly even if you want to breathe more frequently. A tachypnoe may provoke a hyperventilation syndrome when with an increase of breathing frequency - a feeling of fear and anxiety increases and as a result they in their turn make you breathe more and more frequently and so on.
- If your hands and feet grow cold during the panic attack, try to warm them using a hot water for example. You may also take a hot bath if you are at home at that moment. But you should do it only if you have your extremities growing cold however if you have a fever and high blood pressure - you should not do it! This method also helps to stop quickly an attack.
- It is also not unreasonable to tell about your state to someone among your close relatives who may support you.
