Panic attack treatments - medicines

When we talk about panic attacks treatment, the first thing that comes into mind is pharmacological treatment (i.e. treating with medicines). Although there are non-drug ways to treat this condition, many people would right away get medical treatment because drug therapies are fast in their effects.

The symptoms of panic attacks usually last for only a couple of hours, and will usually subside or disappear altogether by the time the patient gets to the doctor's office. However, the probabilities of recurring panic attacks are quite high. If you go for medical treatment for panic disorder, then you would have the chance to resolve the condition permanently.

If the doctor suspects a heart attack had occurred, he will prescribe aspirins; the doctor may also give medications to control the blood pressure. Anti-anxiety drug treatments, such as diazepam and lorazepam, may also be prescribed after the doctor has made an evaluation. Sometimes the doctor may not prescribe panic attack treatments even if the exact problem has been diagnosed.

There will be lot of other tests conducted to evaluate and analyze whether there are any other problems or mental issues with the patient. Other mental issues could be depression or anxiety.

To date, there are a number of drugs recognised as effective panic disorder treatment. They are serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, selective serotonin and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors and benzodiazepine medicines. There are scientific evidences which have proved that these medicines can cure this mental disorder up to eighty to ninety percent.

Usually mental disorder such as panic disorder has accompanying physical symptoms, which can be treated effectively with medications like beta-blocker, e.g. propanolol. Benzodiazepines are generally used to give instant relief to the patient suffering from this mental disorder. Some of the benzodiazepines categories of medicines are clonazepam and lorazepam.

There are many other types of medicines out there being used as treatment for panic attacks; just make sure you do not overuse these medications to avoid serious side effects from emerging.