With flu season kicking into full gear, emetophobia sufferers may find panic attacks doing the same. The threat of a panic attack may always be in the background, and you may not always have loads of time or resources to fend it off in a systematic way. Good news on this front is that the remedies for panic attacks can be as numerous as the reasons for having the attack. This also means, however, not every remedy will work for every person.
Longer-term fixes, such as therapy and medication work for some, and not others, the same way these quicker fixes may or may not help. Unless you happen to be allergic to a specific substance, there’s usually not much harm in giving these natural remedies a whirl, or at least keeping them in the back of your head the next time your vomit phobias come to a head and you feel that quick surge of panic about to explode.
Natural Remedies
A host of herbal fixes are noted by in an article at NYRNaturalNews.com, with article author Susan Curtis noting that panic attacks are the most common reason people seek out her natural healing remedies. Many of the herbs are readily available at health food shops or even supermarkets, thanks to the increasingly popular trend of going green and natural.
A whiff of calm: Lavender essential oil is a soothing, fragrant and easy-to-find, lavender gets credit for helping to sooth frazzled nerves, promote sleep, and now ward off panic attacks. Curtis suggests inhaling a whiff of the oil and even keeping a dosed-up cotton handkerchief in a sealed plastic bag in your purse or pocket so it’s always on hand. The essential oil can alternatively be used in a burner in your office or home for ongoing relief.
Bath oil mixture: Lavender essential oil makes the cut for a bath oil mixture that can calm you down or help prevent an onset in the comfort of your own home. Others Curtis suggests that can also soothe as part of a bath oil treatment include geranium and neroli essential oils.
Oral remedy: A remedy that Curtis notes may actually stop a panic attack in its earliest tracks if taken quickly enough is the Bach Flower combination, also known as the Five Flower Remedy or SOS. Take as directed at a panic attack’s earliest stages and it may help stop the later stages from even surfacing.
Nerve-soothing tea: Tea is often a grand remedy for many ailments and panic attacks are no exception. Curtis recommends a combination that can fortify your nervous system and help prevent attacks with a tea made from lemon balm, passiflora, skullcap, vervain and chamomile. Drinking the tea thrice a day may help provide the relief you’re seeking.
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