Nervousness is a normal feeling. It’s a nature for us humans to feel nervous when there is danger or an upcoming disaster is coming. We can say that we are wired with a detector that can foresee a danger to our safety. However, frequent feelings of nervousness can be unhealthy. As the old saying says, “Too much of something is bad”. Constant episodes of this, can actually called a panic disorder.

Here some symptoms that characterize panic attack: palpitation, difficulty of breathing, dizziness, nausea and trembling. Some people experience the one at a time while others suffer in combination.

A panic attack is very stimulating and painful. Hence, victims of Panic Disorder often experience an episode by merely anticipating for the attack.  Actually, there are different triggers for the attacks. Some say that speaking in public elicits their panic to surface, while others would blame it from their fear of arachnids or reptiles.

Its cause might be varied but the way to battle Panic Attack and Panic Disorder is similar to all people. Here are a few tips to help you get through your episode. Initially, check and deal with your breathing. If you experience shortness of breath, try to breathe through a brown paper bag or your cupped hands.  This method can help you control the amount of air you breathe.

Another important tip to do during panic attack is allowing your symptoms to get through.  Rushing in order to rid of your attacks would only elevate your energy. Try to avoid rush since it will only elevate your adrenaline. We don’t want your episode’s intensity to increase.

Anxiety has different roots. It can surface because of nervousness or with mere excitement. Your upcoming birthday bash can be a trigger of anxiety. It is also true with the maybe bigger anticipation of a public speech. It can be characterized as a jittery feeling accompanied by a heightened heart rate, and sometimes profuse sweating.

This anxiety is a normal episode that our body goes through due to our intense feelings. However, the simple flutter of the butterflies inside our stomach can actually transform to a disorder. Anxiety becomes an anxiety disorder when the episodes are recurrent and it’s far more intense. The usual symptoms are: difficulty of breathing, palpitations, sweating, dizziness and nausea. These signs tend to get more intense as the attack reaches climax. Hence, the experience usually makes the person more panicky.

The anxiety attack can be dealt with easily. It takes a clear mind and acceptance for the treatment to take effect. One of the most popular tactics is to focus with your breathing. The jittery feeling and palpitations will eventually subside once you have normalized your breathing. Do this by covering your nose and mouth with your cupped hands. This technique saves you from breathing too much air, which can only make your breathing more challenging.

For a long-term treatment, you have to put your lifestyle as the focus of change. Give yourself a minimum of 30 minutes to exercise daily. Also, get rid of the unhealthy nicotine. Smoking is an upper and it tends to increase your energy, allowing your body to be vulnerable with anxiety attack. This is also true with caffeine. Try to minimize your caffeine intake by accommodating decaffeinated coffee in your diet.  Another cause of unnecessary energy is sugar. Observe a diet that is low in this content.

There are many herbs that are readily available as a natural anxiety treatment; many people are starting to turn towards herbs and other natural methods instead of prescriptions medicines. One of the fastest acting and effective herbs available is Valerian. Valerian is a colorful tall perennial herb which blooms from June to September with vibrant purple flowers. The plant is native to Europe, but has been introduced to North America successfully.

Valerian Root is a fairly well known natural anxiety treatment that has been used for centuries to help people with their anxiety, as well as a way to treat insomnia. Valerian is best known for being an incredibly pungent herb with an unpleasant odor. This odor is completely natural, and should be expected when dealing with the herb in any situation. Despite the strong odor a funny fact is that the herb was used as a perfume in the 16th century.

Valerian has been reviewed by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration ) and has been labeled as GRAS (generally recognized as safe) this means that though the FDA has not approved the use of the herb to treat anxiety they have recognized it as being a safe substance for the public to consume. It is important to note that even though FDA has not approved Valerian to treat anxiety doesn’t mean that they have disapproved Valerian. With Valerian being completely safe there is no need for FDA approval.

The main concern of taking Valerian is that if you consume too much of it at a time you can become drowsy and it can be unsafe to operate motor vehicles. Because of this concern you should not take more than 600mg of Valerian at any one time or else you run the risk of becoming drowsy. Besides this Valerian is an incredibly safe herb and does not cause any long term health effects.

One of the primary benefits of the root is that is takes effect within 15 minutes. However in addition to the almost instantaneous relief that Valerian provides it also builds up over time and you will feel increased relief over a period of 30 days. This is particularly effective in cases of moderate to major anxiety. The user can start feeling better right away, but then start feeling even better and on a more continual and consistent basis after 30 days. In addition tolerance has not been shown to develop over time so once you find the correct dosage for you to provide relief you can take the same amount every day without having to continually up your dosage to achieve the same results.

Valerian works in a very simple way. It acts as an effective natural sedative to relax the central nervous system within the brain. This makes it easier for the brain to deal with stress, and to work through problems without over loading the neurotransmitters within the brain. While the herb is a sedative is does not cause lowered inhibitions or focus like some other sedatives have been known to cause.