Saturday, January 9, 2010

What Factors Cause Panic Attacks to Happen?

By Greg Anderson

The reasons for panic attacks are not know with 100% certainty. There are some certain factors that certainly appear to contribute to the onset of panic attacks, but the reasons almost always vary by person and by situation.

The top scientific schools of thought today are theorizing that panic attacks could be caused by the improper arousal of the brain neurotransmitters that cause the fight or flight syndrome. Even though it is fairly certain that the fight or flight response is initiated somehow, it is still not known how or why. In fact, being scared of having more panic attacks may even make this worse and cause the response to be triggered even more often.

The exact reasons that people have panic attacks are usually unknown. There are so many different things that may contribute to panic attacks that it is possible only to find commonalities that may cause a person to be more likely to have them. There is not yet a decisive triggering factor that is identical in each and every case. It is quite possible that genetics may play a part since panic attacks sometimes follow family blood lines. Sometimes life events that cause a lot of stress can possibly contribute to panic attacks.

There are some medical conditions, and drugs related to those conditions, that could possibly bring on panic attacks. Should you start to have panic attacks for the first time, it is best to see your physician so that the cause can be determined if at all possible.

The medical problems that might be related to panic attacks include the following: Mitral valve prolapse, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia, stimulant use, and withdrawal from medication.

Panic attacks which stem from diagnosed medical problems can often be eliminated or at least controlled much better by the alteration of drug doses or substitution of drugs where possible. There are other changes that your doctor may ask you to make to help control medically related panic attacks also.

For the type of panic attacks that are not rooted in medical problems, which are in fact the majority of panic attacks, it will take an aggressive approach. A program that has a good psychologically based method of stopping panic attacks, such as Panic Away, will usually be the best way to treat panic attacks. Methods like this one use safe and effective techniques to use the tool of your own brain, and it is used in a way that put you in total control.

Since this is a program that makes sure to exert influence on only the areas of the brain that actually cause panic attacks, this is the most effective way to put a stop to these life damaging attacks.

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