Social anxiety disorder treatment not a thing to be neglected

Treatment for Anxiety attacks: There are several methods of treatment for anxiety attacks. You can get counseling from your family doctors or counselors. Making relevant changes in your lifestyle can help you overcome your problems. You can make small changes in your lifestyle like:

•    Taking a Yoga class near your place.

•    Limit your intake of Nicotine. You can reduce your intake of smoking. This will help you to reduce your anxiety level and calm your nerves.

•    Limit your caffeine level intake by drinking less tea or coffee per day.

•    Proper sleeping habits help your mind to relax.
One of the best  available  treatment for anxiety attacks  is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). This technique uses the paradigm, “The way you think, affects the way you do things.” It helps to change the way that you think, when you are in a tense situation. This involves

•    Learning to relax through new breathing techniques, exercises.

•    Stop creating negative thoughts and replacing them with more balanced views.

•    Start realizing the reality of the situation and getting things done in a systematic way rather than being fearful.
Group therapy is also used in cognitive behavior technique. These include acting, video recording and observing, and other exercises that help you to cope up with the anxious world. These therapies help you to prepare for situations that you fear most! It helps the patient to gain confidence and work more comfortable in real society.

Panic disorder Medicine: Panic disorder medicine which  are used to relieve the symptoms of social anxiety, but it is not a complete cure. It is very helpful in addition to taking the therapy for social anxiety or social phobia. They are

•    Beta blockers help in blocking the flow of adrenaline when you feel anxious. Though they do not stop the emotional symptoms of anxiety, they help to curb physical factors like sweating, trembling hands, voice change and rapid heartbeat.

•    Antidepressants are helpful when the condition is severe and unbearable.

•    Benzodiazepines are fast acting anti-anxiety medicines, but they are sedative and addictive in nature. So they are used only in extreme cases.

Though these medications may relieve some of your symptoms they have their own side effects and risks! Talking to your medical counselor may help you about the right type of medication that you must take. Biological contributors to depression are elevated stress hormones, immune system suppression, nutritional deficiencies, some abnormal activities in certain parts of the brain and shrinking brain cells. Social and psychological factors such as loneliness, low self esteem, poor diet and lack of exercises play a big role in depression of the mind.

Doctors believe that if the panic disorder medicine if taken at the right time  are life saving! Suppose you have severe depression that’s interfering with your ability to function, then taking medicines is the best choice. Using medicines with additional therapies is a better strategy with no or lesser side effects.

Side effects of medicines: In our Brain there is a chemical called, “serotonin.”This helps to regulate our moods. It helps in regulating our digestion, sleep and other body activities. These antidepressants contain serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s). They create common problems like drowsiness, sexual problems, nausea and sleeping problems. They may lead to bone loss in adults leading to risk of falling in adults. For some these may be temporary, for they may become continue to persist.

When you take your medications there are few things to consider.
Question to ask your Mental health professional

•    Am I taking the right prescribed medicine and how long should I continue with the medication?

•    Will I be able to handle the side effects?

•    What non drug treatments will be helpful for me?

•    What type of therapy will be helpful to me with additional to this therapy?
Questions to ask your Doctor

•    What are the side effects of the medicine that you are prescribing?

•    What type of food should I avoid taking?

•    The time duration for which I should take this medication

•    Will there be adverse effects if you stop taking this medication?

If you use medication follow these rules. Visit your family doctor and go the psychiatrist he tells you to go for treatment. Take your medicines regularly and watch for the side effects. Don’t stop your medicines abruptly. Use psychotherapy, to help you remove and balance your negative thoughts and actions.
Today we live in a fast world filled with stress energies! We should help our fellow human beings to reduce their social anxieties and help them live a less stressful life!