Panic attacks during menopause: symptoms and treatment

Approximately one sixth of all women familiar with this condition, as panic attacks during menopause. A clear symptom of this condition is a sudden attack of anxiety and fear. Emotional discomfort is accompanied by physical, which manifests itself in headaches and stomach pains, burning sensation in the chest, and so forth. If there are any obvious symptoms of panic attacks, it is necessary to see a specialist, so that he appointed effective treatment.

Symptoms of a panic attack during climax

Panic attacks during menopause are similar to psychic manifestations characteristic of many women suspiciousness. A set of emotions at the same time as follows:

• fear and discomfort. I remember the unpleasant events of his own and other people's past, overcome by an unjustified fear for the lives and health - and their loved ones;
• anxiety and fear, every person seems suspicious, and able to harm;
• the feeling that what is happening around is not a reality.

Such emotions can also occur in other periods of life, accompanied by hormonal changes, such as pregnancy and lactation.

The fact that the manifestations of panic attacks during menopause indicate additional somatic symptoms characteristic of menopause:

• release of large amount of adrenaline triggers heart palpitations and dizziness, sometimes leading to loss of consciousness;
• hand tremor and tremors throughout the body;
• heat sensation, which leads to increased perspiration;
• burning sensation in the chest;
• respiratory insufficiency;
• nausea during menopause, Stomach cramps;
• general weakness.

During the attack the woman can become so bad that there is a need to call an ambulance. Symptom gets brighter in the presence of health problems, especially in neurotic, cardiovascular and endocrine diseases. The duration of the attack may vary from a few minutes to a couple of hours.

Why there is panic

The causes of panic attacks during menopause are associated with two interrelated factors:

1. The state of women's health for the current period.
2. Changes in the body due to hormonal changes.

The main ones are:

• genetic predisposition to autonomic dysfunction;
• anxiety menopause is likely to be accompanied by women who have previously been observed personality disorder;
• experienced in recent times as a result of the stresses of life circumstances;
• excessive physical and emotional stress;
• alcohol for a long time, smoking and drug addiction;
• chronic fatigue and systematic lack of sleep;
• thyroid disease, adrenal glands, heart, allergy.

Communication with the physiology of emotions proved by many studies. Anxiety and other manifestations of fear are accompanied by the release of stress hormones (adrenaline) into the bloodstream. Because of this narrower vessels, thus impeding the flow of blood and oxygen supply to the body. Blood puts pressure on the walls of blood vessels, causing blood pressure rises. This is especially felt women who had high blood pressure before. Headaches occur because of lack of oxygen.

The worse the state of health of the woman, the more panic attacks affect the operation of the different systems of the body.

How to deal with panic attacks

If the symptoms of a panic attack there, you must see a doctor for examination and confirmation of the diagnosis. Professionals who need to visit: the therapist, neurologist, endocrinologist and gynecologist. Only on the basis of their women prisoners assigned therapy.

Methods for treating attacks of a panic attack:

1. With help of drugs. The most effective means: tranquilizers, antidepressants and soothing. They are used strictly for that purpose narrow specialists on the basis of the survey results.
2. Verbal treatment - individual, group and family psychotherapy. It is important to find a qualified therapist who will be able to trust a woman. Only under this condition psychotherapy will bring positive results.
3. Phytotherapy - reception of pharmaceutical preparations or formulated independently based on medicinal plants. Appoints the dosage the doctor, he also monitors the status of women in the process of treatment. To include herbal baths with a decoction of the plant and the use of herbal pillows in the interior.
4. Supporting Methods: physio-, art- and aromatherapy, moderate exercise, breathing equipment, meditating.

The most effective is a comprehensive approach in dealing with panic attacks - the use of all these methods. In addition, the well to any activity, thanks to which there are positive emotions: travel, shopping, socializing, new hobbies, and others.