| Anxiety attacks are normal body reactions – | | | | only means to regain their life is to undergo therapy |
| coping mechanisms – against different stressors | | | | and, if necessary, take anxiety medications. These |
| and distressing predicaments. In other words, these | | | | anxiety medications, if accompanied by therapy |
| are chemical, physical and emotional reactions that | | | | conducted by professionals, offer relief and possibly |
| are elicit by fear, apprehension, or shock. These | | | | permanent protection from the debilitating effects of |
| reactions also cause a “fight or flight” | | | | stress and severe emotional distress. Anxiety |
| response. Based on scientific studies, people | | | | medications often vary in the dosage and desired |
| automatically react to stress or stress-inducing | | | | effects. However, what is common among these |
| activities by either making a confrontational stance or | | | | anti-anxiety medications is the ability of these drugs |
| making a decision to avoid the stress. | | | | to suppress unnecessary chemical and emotional |
| Pressure can come from an emotional problem in a | | | | surges. Controlling these chemical and emotional |
| relationship at home, demanding tasks and deadlines | | | | surges allow a person with anxiety to regain a sense |
| at the office, the dread of a forthcoming test, or | | | | of peace and tranquility. |
| the clamor for a game-winning performance in a | | | | Anxiety medications, also known as anxiolytics, are |
| championship game. All these can product constant | | | | prescribed to treat the different symptoms of |
| anguish and even anxiety attacks if a person is not | | | | anxiety. For example, Bensodiazepines are prescribed |
| able to cope effectively with the stress. A person | | | | to treat the short-term and disabling effects of |
| that is undergoing an anxiety attack often | | | | anxiety. These drugs are take effect in a person's |
| experiences a feeling of numbness or tingling, | | | | central nervous system, which is the reason why a |
| shortness of breath, dizziness, heightened palpitations, | | | | certain degree of sedation occurs in a patient using |
| chronic sweating, chills, hot flushes, and nausea. | | | | the medication. |
| Extreme levels of anxiety can produce serious ill | | | | Non-bensodiazepines, however, are used to control |
| effects on one's physical and mental health. | | | | the serotonin level in the body. Serotonin is essential |
| Anxieties can actually a hinder or adversely affect a | | | | to the body for regulating anger, temperature, mood, |
| person's the day-to-day activities. Aside from the | | | | sleep, vomiting, sexuality, and appetite. Though they |
| possibility of leaving a person emotionally depressed | | | | are proven to be less effective than bensodiazepines, |
| and physically weak, anxiety can also cause a person | | | | the serotonin-regulating effect of this type of |
| lose the ability to make a rational decision. It is not | | | | anti-anxiety drug also helps a person to achieve a |
| uncommon to hear of cases of people with severe | | | | relaxed state. |
| anxiety who have lost their jobs and failed in their | | | | While these medications offer relief, people must still |
| relationships. For these people who have become | | | | practice a little caution before taking these |
| victims of anxiety attacks, life has become a mere | | | | anti-anxiety drugs. These drugs cannot totally |
| matter of survival --- bereft of happiness, fulfillment, | | | | remove all symptoms of anxiety. Of course, these |
| and health. | | | | medications cannot resolve an emotional or |
| Some people can cope with depression and anxiety. | | | | psychological problem that is actually the origin or |
| But for a significant number of people who do not | | | | source of a person's anxiety attacks. |
| have the ability to cope with stress and anxiety, the | | | | |