What natural remedies work for panic attacks?
My 15 year old daughter is having panic attacks which include feeling faint, becoming very hot, vision blurriness and fear. She recently was given glasses by our optometrist that are basically "placebos" because she didn’t need glasses but was convinced she did. I got some herbal supplements but I am afraid of the prescription medications for her. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Dear Amy: Take a look at a natural remedy called Panicyl. It is effective yet mild and non addictive. Good luck – Ben
google breathing techniques or something similar
close the eyes.. LOWER the shoulders… Think of the most peaceful shade of blue you can Breathe from the stomach.
If she practices this it will work better and better.
Slow breaths, Peaceful blue, shoulders down
it doesn’t rid it completely.. but usually i repeat to myself.. i’m okay.. i’m okay.. it’s just a panic attack.. it’s just anxiety… and i try to slow my breathing…
Breathing is a key factor. Panic usually brings on an increased breathing rate. You need to slow breathing down. Try slow shallow breathing-in for a count of 1000, 2000, 3000; then breathe-out slow and shallow for 1000, 2000, 3000 and repeat 10 times. After the tenth time breathe slow, shallow, for a count of 1000, 2000 and hold the breathe for 10 seconds (1000, 2000, …10,000) and breather out slowly for a count of 1000, 2000. Start the whole exercise again. Do this a few times 1) to get familiar with it; 2) to feel the benefit. When you hold your breathe the mind switches from what it was thinking about (panic) to now thinking when will I breathe again! Practice will make it easier and more effective. Yes it does work, and no one needs to know you are doing it.
Panic attackes are i feel is more a phycological than the physical one.. I feel you have to work on the same.. Sit with your daughter and discuss how things starts.. take a detailed note and listen to her with most attention and see what is all the possible reason onwhat she is teeling.. Once you have noted down all points try to define the fear or that things in simple manner and let you and her too accept that, this can happen to anybody and it is not unsual. The point here is i feel we must bring her to feel that it is normal to feel panic and evertbody can feel like that.. this whole process will nutralize the extreme feeling she may be feeling on the her fear.. Define fear clearly and than think how that can be overcome naturally.. not by special effort but how it can be negated in routine manner without doing that conciously..
Its more of acceptance of things, understanding the things, thinking of it as normal and as part of humna being and there is no big deal on that.. that basic things should be planted and than work on building on how to overcome that naturally rather than pushing anything very specific..
Do let me know if i really can do something on that.. it can be taken care of nicely with love and maturity..