George Palladino is rushed to the hospital by his wife. He is clutching his chest in pain, sweat dripping from his forehead and he finds that he is having a hard time breathing. When they arrive to the ER his wife simply words “chest pain” and it is enough to drive the ER staff into a quick frenzy attaching George to a monitor and oxygen. After a few quick questions from the doctor a twelve lead EKG are ordered. The doctor reads the twelve led EKG and then the pace slows down to a crawl.

     The ER is very busy so it turns well into two hours before the doctor comes back. By this time George is very anxious and completely baffled. How could they take so long when he was clearly having a hear attack. Don’t they care?

     The doctor finally comes back and asks a few more personal questions. Why does he want to know about my work, my kids and my finances George asks himself? The doctor finally gets to the heart of the matter, “Mr. Palladino, I don’t believe you are having a heart attack, instead from the answers you game me and the symptoms you describe I would have to say that what you are in fact having is an anxiety or panic attack” Surprised? So was George.

     A panic attack can be described as a sudden moment of intense and overwhelming fear that happens for no apparent reason which triggers real and severe physical reactions. Panic attacks have real symptoms that can be very frightening. When panic attacks occur, you might feel like a sense of impending doom or that you are having a heart attack like George or even dying. Symptoms include: rapid heart rate, sweating, shortness of breath, chest pain, feeling of impending doom, trembling or shakiness, hot flashes, cold flashes, numbness or tingling, along with a host of many other symptoms. (click here for relief)

     You can be having just one or a buffet of these symptoms at the very same time making it very hard to diagnose your underlying problem. That is why it is a good idea to always check with your doctor to receive a correct diagnosis. Don’t worry about your doctor telling you that you are just crazy, or brushing you off saying that it’s just nerves or stress. Today more and more doctors are recognizing anxiety and panic attacks as a real medical condition.

     In fact it seems that doctors today are beginning to go to the other extreme and quickly prescribing anti-anxiety medications as a quick fix whether people need them or not. Many times people are grateful to receive medication because it represents a quick but temporary relief of their problems. The problem with these medications is that it is not a relief of their problem but just a relief of their symptoms. The problem really has gone untouched thus practically guaranteeing that the panic attacks will return probably at the most inconvenient of times (job interview, date, wedding, or other stressful events.)

     George was sent home from the ER with a prescription in hand and an order to take it easy and follow up with his regular doctor during office hours. A few weeks later George received his bill for his not so emergency visit and then proceeded to have another anxiety attack as he review the bill which consisted of different services. Who knew that besides the hospital, George would also get a bill from the doctor and lab separately? Filling the monthly prescription was not cheap either.

      Suffering from anxiety attacks did not turn out to be a cheap affair and he certainly did not want to return to the ER with another one. After doing extensive research, George was quickly turned him on to a natural anti-anxiety program which taught him how to quickly stop and completely eliminate his panic attacks. He now handles stress much differently and is quick to admit that investing in a natural anti-anxiety program was truly a wise decision for his health as well as his pocket book.  For a strong recomendation click here.