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Feeling panic and anxiety often
I feel suffocation, palpitation in palm and foot. Heart beat increases. Feeling like something will be wrong. It remains for few minutes and goes. I shown to a general physician and he said its kind of panic attack and its normal. ECG is normal. He given some medicines like Escilatopram and clonezapam. But I want to be cured without medicines. Please suggest.
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You need detailed history evaluation regarding your symptoms..panics and anxiety attacks are normal but if timely and regular treatment is given,relapse can be prevented and gradually patient starts living healthy,symptom free life..yes you can cure your disease and can go off medication after that..more you treat yourself regularly for that particular treatment period more you will decrease duration of taking medicines
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Take psychiatric consultation for timely symotome management
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After periods of ongoing stress or worry, the brain can become over-alert and start reacting as if there is danger, even when there isn’t. This is how anxiety works — it switches on the body’s alarm system, leading to symptoms like a racing heart, tightness, sweating in the palms and feet, and a sudden fear that something may go wrong. When tests like the ECG are normal, these episodes are usually related to panic or anxiety, not to a heart problem.
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Many people who wish to recover with less reliance on medication find it helpful to focus on:
- Working with a mental health professional, especially a therapist, to understand and reduce the thought patterns that trigger panic
- Practising breathing, grounding, or mindfulness techniques to calm the body when symptoms start
- Including regular movement or gentle exercise to release built-up stress
- Keeping a routine that supports good sleep, meals, and rest, as physical exhaustion can worsen anxiety
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It is important not to stop or change the prescribed medicines on your own. With the right mix of therapy, self-care, and medical guidance, these episodes usually become less intense and less frequent over time till it resolves completely. To know more about this, you can always reach out for help.
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Apprehension and circuit loops are there, definitely councelling will help, and also medicine course for some time, medicine can be tapered off later,
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Hi,
Based on your description- sudden episodes of suffocation feeling, palpitations, rapid heartbeat, fear that “something will go wrong,” lasting a few minutes and settling on their own, with a normal ECG- this fits very well with panic attacks. These are not dangerous, but they are extremely uncomfortable and frightening.
It is understandable that you wish to recover without long-term medicines, and yes- that is possible in many cases, provided the right approach is followed.
How panic attacks happen (in simple terms):
Panic attacks occur due to a false alarm of the body’s stress system. There is no heart problem, but the brain briefly switches into “fight-or-flight” mode, causing physical symptoms.
The key problem is fear of the symptoms themselves, which keeps the cycle going.
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- Consult a psychiatrist for:
a. Review of current medicine, dose, and duration
b. Possible dose optimization or medicine change
c. Assessment for augmentation if needed
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What you’re describing fits panic attacks sudden surges of anxiety that peak for a few minutes and settle on their own. They feel dangerous but are not harmful, especially since ECG is normal.
You can recover without medicines. Focus on:
• Breathing control during attacks (slow, deep belly breathing).
• Reducing fear of symptoms (the fear keeps panic alive).
• CBT techniques to break the panic cycle and catastrophic thinking.
• Regular sleep, caffeine reduction, light exercise.
Medicines only calm symptoms; therapy cures the pattern.
Take therapy. You can connect with me on nine two six six seven two six zero six five.
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Hello Sir
It can be Panic Attack
Here important thing is since when it is happening and why is it happening
Ye malum hone se iska counselling/ therapy se treatment easy ho jata hai
Kabhi kabhi medicine ki zarurat padh sakti hai,but it depends on severity of illness
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kindly contact me on seven nine seven four. six zero. eight one nine. nine. or kindly consult online for further. management and treatment।
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Hi..we can identify the triggers, therapy can help. Consult online for treatment
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Dr. Indraja Sharma
Psychiatrist
7 yrs exp
Kota
Your symptoms are typical of panic attacks. Since ECG is normal, this is not a heart problem.
Panic can be treated effectively with CBT, breathing techniques, stress management, and lifestyle changes. Medicines may be temporary support but are not always lifelong.
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