Are Your Taking Panic Pills? - 3 Factors Why Panic Pills Might Not Be The Right Option

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Steven in Panic Attacks

Allow me to mention to you some important factors related to dealing with panic attacks. I have written articles on dealing with panic attacks and how the physical symptoms of panic attacks, such as chest pains, breathlessness, or dizziness, can cause people really worry for quite some time. Nobody will be surprised then that people often visit their doctor as soon as possible. This can happen even more so if you already suffer from real physical problems like lung or heart issues. However, visiting your physician just to receive a “quick-fix” recipe of panic pills or panic tablets may not be the best idea. Let me describe to you what I feel are the main pros and cons of using panic medication.

So how to stop panic attacks then? A very important thing to remember about how to stop panic attacks is that the main part of the problem lies in your mind. No, you are not crazy, but it is well-known and well-documented that panic symptoms themselves are not dangerous. Naturally I agree they are awful to experience, but they do not bring your health in actual danger. Therefore, discovering ways how to get rid of panic attacks needs to relate to what you believe your panic symptoms to mean. But despite that, of course your panic attacks can feel so awful that you honestly think you’re left with no choice but to visit your doctor and get panic pills. Can panic tablets be a solutions?

Let me first tell you when I think they have a role to play:

1. If you truly have a completely disrupted life because of panic attacks, so much so that you just cannot function in a normal way. For example, you just cannot go to, or function at work, or the quality of your relationships is going down, or you just seem to be avoiding situations or places for fear of panic, and where this avoidance makes your life a lot harder.

2. After some considerable time you still haven’t managed to overcome panic attacks through any other means (e.g. relaxation techniques, lifestyle alterations, controlled breathing, or counselling)

3. If your panic attacks are in fact linked to another condition you might have, and which needs medication.

For reasons why you should not take panic tablets you could of course simply look at the opposite of the reasons given above. But here are three additional reasons why panic tablets might not be the best option.

1. If you don’t feel too much disrupted by your panic symptoms, and this is, in your opinion, very unlikely to get worse.

2. If you feel tempted by short-term improvement, but know in yourself that you really should try control panic with psychological means.

3. If you can confirm to yourself that in fairness, you suffer from a high level of dependency on, or addiction to, tablets or medication.

If you do decide to go ahead with “panic pills”, then please make sure you understand if this has any negative effect on other medication you are currently taking. Also, be aware that you could be taking panic tablets for quite some time, and not everybody is comfortable with that.

In general though, it really is important to be aware that your first resort solution to get rid of panic attacks shouldn’t always be panic pills, as overcoming panic attacks long term is not likely to be achieved by medication alone. It will help you get rid of panic attacks better perhaps, and also, in might make it more possible for you to use psychological treatment.

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