Anxiety and Panic
Anxiety & Panic
What Is It?
When people start to have feelings of anxiousness on a regular basis and it starts to interfere with their normal daily lives they may have to seek advise from their GP depending on how bad the and regular the symptoms are. Supplementation can help and there are many vitamins, minerals and herbs that can help people to cope with these problems
You can basically split anxiety disorders into two categories:
Generalised Anxiety disorder is when a person feels a constant fear of nothing in particular, but there a regular sense of foreboding and worry, this may also be accompanied with mild physical symptoms
A panic attack on the other hand is intense, sudden & usually unexpected. Symptoms can be so forceful that they may be mistaken for other conditions such as a heart attack or any other life threatening condition. Anxiety can play tricks on the mind like this in a number of ways.
Did you know
Anxiety and Panic attacks are now very common in the UK and are though to be caused by the every increasing pace of modern day life – its is estimated that 1 in 10 people will suffer from the condition at some point in their lives
Symptoms of Acute Anxiety
- Extreme fear
- Rapid heartbeat or breathing
- Chills, hot flushes or excessive perspiration
- Dry mouth and dizziness
Symptoms of Chronic Anxiety
- Muscle tension and inability to relax
- Back pain, headaches and insomnia
- Depression and low sex drive
What causes Anxiety and Panic?
Scientists now believe that some people are more prone to anxiety attacks than others and that the central system of some people may overreact to stress and also take a longer time to recover; there may also be physiological causes as sensitive people appear more prone to the Illness.
Anxiety and panic can be caused by three main factors – an upsetting event which triggers the condition and or a biochemical situation where individuals have higher levels of lactic acid than is normal in the body. Lactic acid is produced when muscles metabolise sugar without enough oxygen.
Research has also found that anxiety may be due to the overproduction of stress hormones by the brain and adrenal glands.
Supplements that we recommend for the condition
- Kava - Has a calming effect – take 250 mg 3 times a day
- Calcium & Magnesium
- Vitamin B Complex
- Valerian
- St Johns Wort 1000 mg
Other Things that you can do
Cut out or reduce caffeine intake and avoid alcohol and excess sugar – all these things may trigger anxiety
Take part in physical activity regularly, aerobic exercises such as running and swimming are best as they burn the lactic acid and produce good feel chemicals (endorphins) and improve your use of oxygen
Try not to dwell on negative thought and make a determined effort to become a more positive person – there are lots of resources available on the internet that you can search for
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