well for me it caused my anxiety to be worse, another nasty adverse reaction to Wellbutrin was bedwetting
Yes, anxiety attacks can often be prevented by calming the nervous system before it reaches the “panic point.” Techniques like slow breathing, grounding, better sleep, reducing overthinking, and practicing relaxation or hypnosis regularly help your body stay stable and less reactive to stress.
Yes, an anxiety treatment center can definitely help with panic attacks. They use structured methods like CBT, exposure therapy, relaxation training, and sometimes hypnosis-based approaches to retrain the body’s fear response. Getting guided support can reduce attack frequency and help you regain control.
Anxiety or panic attacks can be mistaken for heart attacks (although it is actually rare for anxiety attacks to cause heart attacks, especially in young people).
Alcohol is not recommended for anxiety attacks. In fact, it can make things worse. SSRIs tend to help with anxiety, and if it becomes too big of a problem, certain benzodiazapines like ativan, xanax, valium, or klonipin can be prescribed to help with them.
In my personal opinion, "Panic Away" is the best program for most people who have panic attacks and general anxiety.
Your doctor should do a full exam and then prescribe you the proper medication to help when these attacks occur. It can be scary to be in this situation.
Heart attacks.
To the extent that anxiety attacks are "normal," it's not uncommon.
One can find information online for treating anxiety attacks at The Anxiety Disorders Association of America's website. The ADAA offers a lot of information on treating and preventing anxiety attacks.
doihaveanxiety.org is a great place. It has helped me a lot with my anxiety. stress.about.com does have self surveys also to help determine if your symptoms are anxiety or not.
Depressants are pills which are designed to help you sleep and alleviate anxiety. They are also to treat seizures and panic attacks.
It depends on how severe they are.