Anxiety Treatments – Get Rid Of Those Blues
Today, more than ever, people are searching for better suited treatments for their chronic anxieties. Current anxiety treatments span over from strong medications to homeopathic therapies, to special exercise routines. However, growing numbers of people are increasingly dissatisfied with the side-effects ridden mainstream medicines. A large part of the suffering population is now thronging towards alternative fields of therapies.
On Prescribing Medications
While changes may be underway, Benzodiazepines continue to remain the most commonly prescribed anxiety medications. Brand names such as Xanax/Zanex and Valium fall under this group. The most common and perhaps most feared side effect of this kind of anxiety treatment is that of becoming physically and psychologically dependent. Intake of this medication, builds up a gradual tolerance for it, and this in turn will lead to increase in the dosage to produce the same soothing effect as when you first started on it.
Another problem is that the sudden withdrawal from these drugs may itself create many more different side effects – none of which is beneficial to living an anxiety free life. Symptoms such as mental confusion, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, trembling, perspiring and ringing in the ears are all too frequent in people who have been taking benzodiazepines for a time and then stopped.
Because of the probability of people becoming hooked to this prescription, doctors are now being advised to only prescribe such medications for the shortest a period of time possible. In addition, physicians are only supposed to prescribe this for patients who have an anxiety disorder that can be classified as crippling and severe.
On Alternative Therapies
There are broad alternative options for anxiety treatment being currently pursued. Usually, patients find them to be quite effective. Some standard alternative anxiety treatment methods are acupuncture, homeopathy and herbal medicine. Each of these specified areas of alternative treatment employ a very varied approach to treating anxiety. And they are frequently used in combination with one another.
Some other techniques, people have felt to be useful include breathing work, relaxation training and meditation. One such practice that embraces the above mentioned methods is yoga. Experts often advocate yoga because there is such an extensive range of how-to instructional courses and material accessible that makes it easy for sufferers to help handle their anxieties by themselves.
Studies show that anxiety is the number one mental disorder in America, with 1 in 9 people suffering from it. Present anxiety treatment trends prove that these people tend to visit their family doctor for help instead of going to the psychiatrist. Moreover, if they are prescribed medicines and continue to take it for a duration of six months or more, they are less likely to relapse than if taken for fewer than six months.
Anxiety disorders are becoming more prevalent as time goes by. While the climbing statistics of these disorders can be frightening and disconcerting, the fact that many cure options and medicines are constantly improving and also becoming easily available is of some solace-in reality, modern day anxiety treatments are about 90% effective. On the other hand, only those who seek medical assistance for their condition can get the right treatment but unfortunately, only 1/3 of sufferers do so.
Summary:
There are an increasing number of people who are throwing away their uncertainties and fears and seriously contemplating alternative anxiety treatment because of the side effects related to conventional drugs.
Brooke Hayles
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/anxiety-treatments-get-rid-of-those-blues-56433.html
What is the treatment for social anxiety disorder? Has it helped you?
I never had any problems with being social in my life, but for the past year or so whenever I even think about going out on a Saturday night, I get horrible anxiety, stomach aches, nausea, and diarhea. I am terrified that if I go out I will get sick and/or make a fool out of myself. I am not sure if social anxiety disorder can come out of the blue like this. I was just wondering if anyone else has had experience with this. I am curious to know if I can ever get better.
i had the same prob till my doc put me on celexa. since then, i dont have any issues with my stomach bothering me from my anxiety. you should talk to a doctor and see if that or something else would help you.
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experience.
There are other medical and therapeutic avenues to pursue, but I think the most important thing is that you talk to your doctor about it. If it’s bothering you enough that it’s disrupting your normal routine, then it’s important enough to talk to your doctor about.
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Research and clinical evidence alike indicate that cognitive-behavioral therapy, which should be comprehensive in nature, produces permanent changes in the lives of people.
A successful therapy program for social anxiety disorder must address the dozens of cognitive methods, strategies, and concepts that will allow people’s brains (i.e., their brain associations or neural pathways) to literally change. The brain is continually learning, and irrational thoughts and beliefs can change as a result of this cognitive process.
A good therapy program will supply the necessary and specific strategies as well as indicate to people how and why they need to practice, work on, and begin to accept rational thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and perceptions.
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I don’t know how or when this problem became an actual "disorder".
Most of us have gone through these feelings at some time in our lives. Perhaps you can talk to an actual person and not just a computer.
Go out at other times and have fun.
Computers can be very socially disabling and we as a community are going to suffer if we lose the skills to interact with other people.
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I have social anxiety disorder and they prescribed me lexapro. It helps make it easier to be around others. I never had problems with being around people either, I was always a social butterfly.
Then one day I just stopped wanting to be around others, and dreaded the thought. I was all of the sudden afraid of my feelings being hurt, and afterward would analyze everything I said, and obsesses over doing something wrong.
I want to a counselor, and they said it was brought on by a traumatic event. For me it was a number of events that just piled up. I now just would rather not be around anyone other than my family, and do not trust anyone. Lexapro makes it much easier. You need to go to counseling and try to work through it.
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I have had the same problems and it did come out of the blue for me too. My doctor perscribed Zoloft for the social anxiety and xanax for the anxiety attacks. Not on any medications now and I do fine in social settings with no anxiety at all.
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