During premenstrual syndrome, a common occurrence occurs, such as panic attacks. This symptom is a complex of symptoms characterized by an obsessive fear of the development of some condition. There are panic attacks: it becomes anxious for one's own life, there is a headache, sometimes the behavior becomes inadequate, etc. Often the disease is masked for other ailments - vegetative-vascular dystonia, neurosis, etc. There are panic attacks with menstruation most often on the eve of them. Why are such states developing and how to deal with them?
Why do
arise This is more of a woman than men. This is associated with increased emotionality and exposure of women to stress, influence, excessive impressionability.
With the manifestations of panic attacks almost every person is familiar. So, at least once in life it happened to fall into extremely stressful or dangerous situations, when "the hands are shaking and you just want to get away from the cause". At this point, the signals coming into the central nervous apparatus - the brain, trigger the work of the sympathetic-adrenal system. As a result, a huge amount of stress hormones are released into the blood. First of all, it's adrenaline, norepinephrine and others. As a result, the pupils dilate, blood pressure rises, tremors appear, sometimes convulsions, a person does not know what to do, and at that moment he can perform inexplicable actions, which in the usual state most likely would not have accomplished. In this situation, everyone can turn out.
Panic attacks differ from similar states in that they arise on the "level ground", i.e.for no apparent reason. Often they border on the state of affect or ordinary irritability.
Several types of pathology are distinguished:
- spontaneous,
- situational,
- conditionally situational.
The first appears suddenly against a background of complete well-being. Suddenly a woman has a feeling of anxiety and fear, pain in the heart, increased pressure, etc.
Situational panic attack is manifested when a person, once experiencing severe stress in a situation, begins to fear repetition even with a slight coincidence of conditions. For example, after an automobile accident, many people can not drive for a very long time.
Conditionally situational arises against the reception of any stimulants of the nervous system - alcohol, caffeine, narcotic drugs, etc. In women, panic attacks during menstruation are mainly due to changes in the hormonal background.
Often, such behavioral disorders occur against a background of somatic pathology, for example, in diseases of the cardiovascular, endocrine system, in the presence of malignant tumors, after the transferred infarcts, in developmental anomalies, angina pectoris, etc.
Almost everyone knows the situation when a woman, still young and active, suddenly starts to feel bad in some situation, there are unmotivated pains behind the sternum and in the heart, the pressure drops or rises, there is a feeling of lack of air. Suddenly someone from the crowd brings Carvalole or something like that, a couple of drops, but they do not help either. Gradually, the attack passes by itself. Usually it lasts no more than a few minutes, less often 20 to 30. In severe situations, seizures may occur several times a day. This is in most cases a panic attack. Independently it does not lead to any other, more serious pathologies, but constant seizures can make the life of a practically healthy woman unbearable. The syndrome of waiting for a panic attack is often formed.
Who should I contact to solve the
problem Seizures may occur in women of all ages. It is noted that panic attacks before menstruation are more pronounced and occur more often. For a long time, having this pathology, the fair sex "upholster" the thresholds of doctors, perform many different studies, sometimes even go through diagnostic surgical interventions, but all is unsuccessful. The results of the tests are within the age limit, no serious pathologies are detected, and the prescribed treatment does not help much. A woman despairs until she turns to a psychologist, a psychiatrist, or another specialist familiar with such clinical cases.
If you have attacks of anxiety, suspiciousness, irritability, especially if they begin to disrupt normal life, you should not be shy and afraid, but directly to a specialist. Panic attacks are not a mental illness, but a malfunctioning of the nervous system in people with a "subtle" psyche.
We recommend that you read an article about the symptoms of PMS.From it you will learn about the causes of premenstrual syndrome, physiological manifestations of the condition and emotional symptoms, as well as possible pregnancy. How to fight alone
In any case, you can also try to cope with the disease yourself. For this, there are various practices, techniques, including meditation.
Know the "enemy" in person
It is recommended that in a quiet situation in a convenient location recall all your existing fears. It is advisable to write them on a sheet of paper and next to determine what is the probability that it can happen again. If the percentage is high, then you just need to be reinsured and take steps to protect yourself.
If an attack on a loved one
In the event that a panic attack on the eyes begins to occur with a close or familiar person, one should adhere to a calm disposition of the spirit. Confidence in yourself will help to make sure that everything is resolved, there is nothing terrible and dangerous. It is advisable at the time of an attack to take a panic by the hand or hug, in a calm, even voice to talk with him on a pleasant and relaxing topic.
Bracelet method
Women who are prone to panic attacks, psychologists recommend constantly wearing a rubber bracelet on their hands. Today it is not difficult to find such an accessory, which will only complement the wardrobe of even the most sophisticated fashionista. As soon as the girl realizes that she is starting to "storm", you should pull the elastic band of the bracelet so that she strikes the skin of her wrist. The click she will hear at this moment will be like a signal of switching to real reality. This technique helps to concentrate on what is happening, and not on some unpleasant situation from the past.
Switching technique
At the first signs of panic attack, you need to "pull yourself together" and try to concentrate on something else - on passing vehicles, start counting in reverse order, repeat the poem, talk with someone on an abstract topic. Once the brain work is redirected, the panic attack will pass.
Breathing techniques
In most cases, during an attack, a woman becomes difficult to breathe. If you learn to cope with this, then the panic will easily be defeated. It is important to master the technique of smooth, calm breathing.
Relaxing tea
Many women cope with not very frequent attacks helps regular use of sedatives at night. As a rule, this is some kind of tea. Drinks based on decoction of chamomile or old-fashioned are popular. A cup of hot tea in a calm and cozy atmosphere will bring a sense of calm and security.
Relaxing music
It has long been noted that people react to sounds in different ways. It is used in medicine-music therapy. Generally accepted relaxing melodies are the sounds of nature: the sound of rain, the sea, the forest or the singing of birds. Also positive for women, prone to panic attacks, influenced by the music of Vivaldi and Beethoven. Psychologists recommend listening to pleasant notes at least twice a day, with an obligatory evening session.
Panic attacks are quite common pathology. The high susceptibility of women to this illness is due to many factors: social workload, impressionability, exposure to influence. It is known that panic attacks occur more often with menstruation, the reasons for this are explained by the changeable hormonal background these days. Self-education in various relaxing techniques, music therapy and some other ways will help you learn how to cope with such situations. But for reliability it is better to seek help from a specialist.