Panic attack with cervical degenerative disc disease: symptoms, treatment

Panic attack with cervical degenerative disc disease – the discomfort is psychological or physical in nature, accompanied by fear. The root cause of this phenomenon – a circulatory problem. The duration of this attack: from 3-5 minutes to an hour. Patients usually complain of the frequency of the condition recurring daily. The number of attacks grooving of fear varies from one to several times per day. The more pain, the more panic attacks in a patient.

The main reasons

Due to the progression of the disease getting thin and subject to deformation discs and damaged vertebrae in place. The patient is experiencing growths in the bones, worsening blood flow in the arteries, occurs oxygen starvation of the brain. In addition to the development of the disease, the panic attacks occurs for the following reasons:

• Pregnancy and postpartum depression;
• A deficiency of magnesium and zinc;
• Excessive production of epinephrine;
• Overexertion of the patient, including mental and psychological;
• Welcome tonic, stimulant and hormonal drugs;
• The fascination with alcohol;
• Mental disorders;
• Stress.

The mechanism of

What is the relationship of cervical degenerative disc disease and panic attacks? With the development of the disease, increase degenerative changes in the discs, is their destruction, having hernia, grow bone spurs. Over time, the channels of blood supply to the brain become narrower, and nerve endings are pressed into inflamed tissues.

At a constant compression of the cervical arteries in the brain begins hypoxia. The brain suffers from a shortage of nutrients, disorder of the nerves. All this leads to panic attacks.

In addition to the psychological discomfort due to such attacks is changing the acidity of your blood, problems with calcium. But it is not always panic attacks fear rolls per person in osteochondrosis. They also characteristic for other diseases such as dystonia.

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Often, in addition to panic attacks, the person complains of severe pain that occurs due to excessive tone of the muscles that support the spine.

Symptoms

The person feels increasing shortness of breath, his sweating, the pulse is frequent, the heart beats faster. Breathing it becomes heavy, you may experience panic, diarrhea, and pulling feeling "in his stomach". Often in attacks of pain in the heart, throws in a shiver or shivering. The patient complains that the "head heavy", can be psychologically depressed, lethargic and apathetic. He often without apparent reason, the eyes are tears, and in my head there are obsessive thoughts, up to suicidal. Often a person doesn't sleep well and complains of insomnia.

In severe cases the fear is accompanied by a twisted consciousness and thoughts, a strange uncontrollable behavior. The man is afraid to die. Symptoms may vary depending on the severity of the disease.

In very advanced cases of cervical degenerative disc disease doctors say the feeling of "pins and needles" in the extremities, numbness, tingling. Often a sign of seizures: seizures. The patient is dizzy, he loses his balance, changing the feeling in the space due to an impairment of perception by the senses.

What's causing the seizures?

The patient should be warned of the situation when the cervical arteries are compressed for a long time. Attacks are amplified due to the following prerequisites:

• Spending long periods in static postures;
• Strong stresses;
• Fatigue;
• Big load on the cervical division;
• Enclosed space;
• Public places with lots of people.

Diagnosis and treatment

To diagnose the stage of the disease should consult a specialist neurologist. Low back pain and panic attacks are interrelated. To eliminate panic attacks treatment possible, removing the main reason for their occurrence– excessive muscle tension in the neck. In the early stages of the disease, you can do without drugs, making complex physical therapy and changing habits and lifestyle. But, unfortunately, the disease is rarely detected at this stage. If it progresses, it affects the problem comprehensively, using different techniques.

Basic methods to fight panic attacks:

• Massage;
• Acupuncture;
• Drug exposure;
• A course of physiotherapy;
• Hirudotherapy.

Medicines

For pain relief the doctor prescribes painkillers, for example, Ketanov. Inflammation help relieve non-steroidal medicine ("Ibuprofen"). Improves blood circulation in the damaged area of the cervical "Vinpocetine". The lack of nutrients doctors recommend eliminate special vitamin-mineral complexes. To restore cartilage and connective tissue will welcome "Rumalon" or "Alflutop". In addition, doctors to reduce anxiety use the course of treatment with antidepressants and sedative drugs.

Acupuncture

This technique is based on the impact on biologically active points. With it improves blood flow to the affected area, increasing the body's immunity and metabolic processes. Patients note the alignment of the heart, not "jumps" pressure. It is important that the impact point has produced a certified and experienced specialist. The procedure is not painful, only mild discomfort. This method can not cure, and neuralgia, neuritis, etc.

Themselves panic attacks acupuncture does not act, it only strengthens and tones the body, relieves local muscle tension.

Massage

With the help of relaxing muscles and stretching tissue massage improves blood flow, relieves muscle clips, eliminate salt deposits. Point or a regular massage is courses. Self-massage of the cervical is not recommended. Massage on the neck should be trusted only to specialist.

Treatment with leeches

Effective treatment for recognized leech therapy. Due to the compounds contained in the saliva of leeches, the blood is diluted, breaking blood clots, improves the function of nerve endings. The patient's immunity, it psychologically relaxes and becomes more resistant to stress. Improved lymphatic flow takes the swelling.

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Physical therapy

One of the auxiliary techniques for the treatment of degenerative disc disease and the accompanying panic attacks becoming physical therapy. Doctors recommend the adoption of contrast baths, the use of electrophoresis and magnetotherapy. These procedures reduce stress, which reduces the recurrence of panic attacks.

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Preventive measures

After the treatment, and to maintain the body in the required form you should execute a number of recommendations. If compliance decreases the likelihood of recurrent phenomena:

• Eat right. Reduce the amount of sweets, fried and spicy;
• A daily walk. This will allow the body to relax and the mind to relax;
• Live mode;
• Get enough sleep. Need to sleep at least 8 hours a day;
• To sleep should be chosen for you orthopedic mattressto the spine took anatomical form. The mattress should be moderately hard;
• Active way of life. Make time for sports, swimming pool, horse riding, etc.