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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:02:01

I have these crazy panic attacks that come out of nowhere where I feel like I'm going out of my mind...which in turn is even scarier because I think that if I do really go out of my mind I'll be locked up in a mental institution. Is there anything that is better (more mild) that xanax? I don't wanna keep taking the hard stuff and end up getting addicted. More so is there a natural remedy or herbs (mixture of herbs) that can help?

Answer:

There are herbs - but this is still a chemical dependency.

I suggest you see a counsellor, learn a little meditation/self hypnosis techniques to help with the calming. It works.

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weed.

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milk

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There is no risk of addiction with antidepressant drugs, and there is no herb or combination of herbs that has proven effective in dealing with panic attacks/panic disorder.

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I have panic attacks too, which in turn created anxiety, which created depression and so. I tried johns Wort which is a herbal remedy. I too wanted to explore natural alternatives first.

I found after a couple of weeks of Johns Work I was feeling "better" but my panic attacks were not stopping, so my anxiety didn't either. Thats not to say it won't work for you.

I'm at the point now where I am going to start a course of an SSRI drug, Fluoxetine.

I hope you do ok!

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if you have a councillor you may ask if group therapy would be a way to go.