This type of disorders mostly includes persistent acute panic attacks. Panic anxiety disorders can also include a major behavioral change, which can last for a month at least. The patients who are affected can experience a sequence of intense sessions of panic attacks which will include various symptoms, like extreme anxiety, excessive perspiration, rapid heartbeat, trembling, dizziness, hyperventilation, irrepressible fear etc. This type of panic attacks can last for around 10 minutes, but sometimes may be in short bouts of 1-5 minutes. It can also go on for longer period of time as well, sometimes maybe twenty minutes and can even extend beyond that, until medical procedures are not applied.

There may be some people suffering from this condition may experience such attacks on daily basis, while some patients may not experience such condition frequently. Moreover, this kind of panic attacks may lead to other negative consequences like humiliation, social isolation and even disgrace. These negative consequences may also lead to another fear like suffering an attack in a public place. Thus, among the ones who suffer from this disorder, thirty percent of them also suffer from agoraphobia.

Moreover, Limited symptom attacks are also similar to panic anxiety disorder which is one of those conditions. This condition has fewer symptoms. However, most people suffering from limited symptom also suffer from panic disorder attacks as well.

This condition poses a serious threat to the health. Generally it occurs in the early adulthood. However there is no specific age condition. A rough estimate says majority of people affected from this condition were in the age of 25 – 30. Also women have twice the probability of getting affected when compared to men.

Panic anxiety disorder may even last for months and even continue for years. Generally this depends on various factors, such as the degree of disorder and the treatment which is sought. The condition may worsen if the condition is not treated in time. The result of the disorder may seriously cripple the person’s personal life, social life and different other aspects and even employment.

However, the recent medical developments in various fields have helped in good treatment of the situation. If anyone is suffering from this disorder, he shouldn’t delay and get proper medical assistance. Proper medication and assistance will help him not only to treat the condition but various other aspects as well.

Anxiety sufferers utilize up to a third of every dollar spent on heath care in the United States, with doctor visits money value of nearly $22 billion a year. Anxiety disorder or commonely known as panic attack doesn’t just dissappear overnight. it happens to a person when that someone had a very stressful and frighful event that has scarred that person for life. So anything which might related to the frightful event will triggered the only memory cells which will sparks the anxiety. Panic attack are just as disabling as any physical ailment, but failing to see a specialist might lead to depression and suicide attempts.

Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create an unpleasant feeling that is typically associated with uneasiness, fear, or worry. The body then reacts to these thoughts by creating physical tension and significant discomfort.

When the body is faced with immediate danger, the brain orders the autonomic nervous system to activate the ‘flight-or-fight’ response. The body is flooded with a range of chemicals, including adrenaline, that trigger physiological changes. For example, heart rate and breathing are accelerated and blood is shifted to the muscles to prepare for physical combat or running away.

A panic attack is said to occur when the ‘flight-or-fight’ response is triggered but there is no imminent danger. A person may experience the symptoms of a panic attack in harmless and apparently stress-free situations, such as watching television or while asleep.

Some of the factors that can prime the body to inappropriately activate the ‘flight-or-fight’ response include:

• Chronic (ongoing) stress – this causes the body to produce higher than usual levels of stress chemicals such as adrenaline.
• Acute stress (such as experiencing a traumatic event) – can suddenly flood the body with large amounts of stress chemicals.
• Habitual hyperventilation – disturbs the balance of blood gases because there is not enough carbon dioxide in the blood.
• Intense physical exercise – for some people, this may cause extreme reactions.
• Excessive caffeine intake – the caffeine in coffee, tea and other beverages is a strong stimulant.
• Illness – may cause physical changes.
• A sudden change of environment – such as walking into an overcrowded, hot or stuffy environment.

Long term and short term drugs side effect

Doctors normally will prescribe a fix which is called Valium or Benzodiazepines. These drugs are used to combat anxiety and to induced calmess to the users. These drugs if taken will also caused drowsiness, slurred speech and also dizziness.

Using these drugs in a prolong time will caused the users to potentially noxious side effects such as cognitive impairment, dependance, habituation or neurological disorders. Other long term side effects include hepatitis, dermatitis, low white blood cell count, amnesia, paradoxical excitation, changes in vision, hearing alterations, breathing problems, hypertension, low blood pressure, fast or slow heart beat, palpitations and headaches.

How does Benzodiazepines work?

Benzodiazepines such as Valium operate widely in the brain, affecting emotional reactions, memory, thinking, control of consciousness, muscle tone and coordination and act by enhancing the effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid which is known as GABA in your brain.

The benzodiazepines enhance the action of the neurotransmitter, GABA(Gamma Amino Butyric Acid). Neurotransmitters are chemicals which enable the brain cells to transmit impulses from one to another. They are released from brain cells by electrical signals. Once released, the neurotransmitters signal inhibition or excitation of neighboring brain cells.

GABA is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter. The function of GABA is to slow or calm things down. Benzodiazepines increase the efficiency of GABA, thus causing greater inhibition or calming.

Exercise & Yoga

If you’re already exercising, good for you! If not, then start exercising daily which will help to reduce the stress hormones in the body, that can trigger sudden panic attacks.

Yoga, which is an ancient form of exercise is an excellent way to relieve anxiety/panic and muscle tension. Yoga will help the person to slown down and focus on the moment instead of stressing about all the things to be done.

Below are some example of exercise which can be completed if you’re a very busy person

• 30 minute walk with friends
• 10 minutes of resistance machines
• 20 minutes of swim followed by stretches
• household and gardening chores (yes it’s a form of exercise)
• 30 minutes bike ride
• 30 minute walks on indoor treadmill

STOP drinking caffeinated beverages!

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – constant or exagerated worries about everyday life events, lasting at least six month.

Simple phobias – overwhelming and unreasonable fears of a place or thing.

Social phobia – unreasonable and disabling fear of scrutiny or embarrassment in public situations.

Panic Disorder – repeated episodes of intense fear that strike often and without warning.

Agoraphobia – fear of being in places or situations that are potentially embarrassing.

Obsessive-vomplusive disorder (OCD) – unwanted thoughts or compulsive behaviors that seem impossible to stop or control.

Acute stress reaction – symptoms that appear within minutes of a traumatic event and disappear within days (even hour).

Adjustment disorder – emotional or behavioral symptoms that occur because of a series of stresses.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – persistent symptoms that occur after experiencing or withnessing a traumatic event