The Link Between Panic Attacks And Menopause
Saturday, July 30th, 2011Panic attacks happen to everyone, to teenagers and adult men and women alike. However, not many people are aware of the fact that women who are in the perimenopausal and menopausal stages are also susceptible from panic disorders. When they are in the initial phase of menopause, women may fear that something unfortunate would happen soon. The anxiety leads to such attacks. It has been said by the medical experts that the hormonal changes have psychological and physical effects. They can make women more fidgety for no reason at all. It is imperative that everyone be educated with the link between panic disorders and menopause so that they can be guided accordingly.
Women has got very similar symptoms and those are difficulty to breathe, giddiness, heart pains, and shivering and palpitations, These are because of the changes in their hormones and the imbalance caused because of it. This stress out the patients and they get disturbed about their family, employment and for other petty things. This worry takes a toll in their health and they experience sudden panic attacks.
If these panic attacks are left unattended then this may lead to phobia a disease caused because of the fear factor. These panic attacks can take atoll on your health and as well as your mind. There is nothing to get disheartened because there is always help available and the better way to deal with is preventing it before the onset of these attacks. Given below are a few methods to deal with it.
• Acknowledging and accepting your sickness is really helpful because this acceptance goes in to your thought process and you will be able to handle and tackle the signs properly.
• Identify what makes you feel afraid and what triggers it? Although the attacks may happen anytime and the fear you would feel does not have any connection with your actual situation, there might be a pattern you can find if you will look at what happened previously. Try to find out what can causes your depression and deal with it once you did
• Menopause will never make you go out of your mind but one cannot deny all the anxiety caused because of the hormonal changes and this cannot be averted.
• Find something worthwhile you can do. Divert your attention to activities that are beneficial so that your focus will be shifted from what causes your anxieties. Get a hobby. Engage yourself in something useful and be occupied with actions that are beneficial to you and can shun you away from the unnecessary anxiousness. Choose an activity as a hobby.
• Never blame others for your sickness because they are in no way accountable for it. Have a sound bonding with your people to avoid stress and to manage your panic attacks.
• Invove yourself in some relaxation techniques and allot time for a time out from the stress of your work. Breathing exercises will be very helpful for you when you in to stressful circumstances.Praticing yoga regularly will help you to a great extent. Find out a safety value to relax you will help you out in your stress.
• Hormonal replacement therapy and some supplements may help you. This can alleviate menopausal symptoms. If you would stay healthy, physically and mentally during the premenopausal and menopausal stages, there will be lesser chances that you would have episodes of panic attacks.
• Breathing methods will ease both your body and mind and so breathe in deeply and alleviate the stress and relax your muscles too. Trained people can help you in your breathing exercises.
Women, who are in the menopausal stage and experience panic attacks, should not take it lightly as it can have adverse effects if you will not do anything to cure panic attacks. Aside from the additional discomfort to menopausal symptoms that it can bring about, the attacks can lead to agoraphobia and may interfere with your life. It may ruin your job, your family and everything else that is important to you. At the onset of the warning signs, it will be best to consult your doctor right away.
Article by Beth Kaminski of AnxietyDisorderCure. For more information on anxiety disorder self help, visit her site today.
