Are there ways to cope with panic attacks without having to take medicine?

There are different ways to cope with panic attacks without medication, but this is something someone with the trained skills and professional-expertise should be advising. I recommend maybe talking to a trained professional that can better assist you with this. on the other hand, some of the most common methods of coping with panic attacks/ anxiety are: -Control your breathing. While it sounds so simplistic in nature, controlling your breathing can help you control you body functions too. Hyperventilating, or rapid breathing, causes your body to work harder which adds more stress to the efforts of keeping everything under control. -Another thing is to find something that comforts you or helps you remove your feelings and thoughts away from the source of your anxiety/panic attacks. Some people may find hobbies such as drawing, writing, reading, exercising etc. anything that works best for you will always be the best method; and a combination of them is also very well needed. Good luck, i wish you the best!

This is a 5-4-3-2-1 practice that helps to ground yourself when feeling anxious. ~Maybe you do this with a partner and you both share back and forth as you flow through the exercise, or maybe you sit with yourself and move along in your head or aloud to yourself~ First, you think of five things you can see. Currently, I can see my paintbrushes, the water bowl that is unifying all the different pigments of my palette, the vibrant colors from my paint set, the front lawn from the glass doors ahead of me, and Chip. Next, think of four things you can hear. Right now, I can hear Eugene by Arlo Parks playing softly, I can hear the birds chirping outside, I hear the splashing of the water when I dip my brushes into its bowl, and I can hear the subtle sound of my breath. The third practice is to list three things you can feel. In this moment, I feel gratitude for my art supplies that allow me to engage therapeutically and creatively, I feel the tide of my breathe as I perform the inhalation and exhalation pattern, and I feel Chip as he lightly leans into my leg. Then, unearth two things you can smell. For me, I can smell individually, and in other moments, the coalesce of vanilla and lavender from my candles burning. Lastly, name one thing you can taste. Presently, I can taste cinnamon from the rugelach I had earlier ☕️💛

There are most definitely ways to cope with panic attacks without taking medicine. Panic attacks are really hard to deal with, and often feel terrifying, but there are ways you can change that. There are different things, and some people find things helpful that others won't, but it is at least worth a try. You can always check out therapy, try some coping skills such as controlled breaths, box breathing, grounding exercises, and so many more. The trick is to find a bunch, and simply see which ones work, because there will be some you find you might like, and others you find are not helpful at all.