Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

Panic disorder with agoraphobia is a common anxiety issue. If you have panic disorder with agoraphobia, you will find yourself becoming very anxious in  public spaces, fearing the chance of having a panic or anxiety attack. Eventually this will progress to the point of avoiding public spaces, particularly if you had a anixety or panic attack in that space at some point.

Places that are wide-open or very public with no obvious means of escape or places to hide make people with agoraphobia very uncomfortable.

Panic disorder with agoraphobia can take away a person's desire to exist in the outside world. You can become so withdrawn and fearful that you will prefer to stay indoors for long stretches at a time to avoid the risk of a panic attack. Unless action is taken, the agoraphobia may progress to the point where all the doors and windows are kept shut.

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Someone with panic disorder and agoraphobia may become so avoidant of public spaces that they prevent even friends and family members from visiting their homes. This is tactic to keep their home from becoming a 'public' space.

There are chemcial medication treatments for panic disorder with agoraphobia. These are prescribed by a medical professional such as a psychiatrist or medical doctor. Typically behavioral therapy will be recommended in addition to the medication prescription. This is more likely if you see a mental-health professional such as a psychiatrist. Many medical doctors do not have an understanding of behavioral health, and will only medicate panic disorder with agoraphobia, and will not prescribe therapy.

A therapist treats panic disorder with agoraphobia by utilizing specific strategies to uncover where the agoraphobia came from and how to treat it. The information that is revealed through therapy becomes leverage that the therapist can use to apply the correct treatment. Therapy is second only to personal anxiety-reducing techniques. It is a very effective way to treat panic disorder with agoraphobia.

Medication can be very helpful in alleviating symptoms related to the agoraphobia, but is not in itself a cure (although it can feel like it). Just taking medication without learning any methods to destroy and remove the underlying anxiety is like sweeping your house every day, but simply pushing all the dirt under your bed and carpets. That is not really effective, and will only work for a limited time.

Medication also invariably has side effects. Medication prescribed for panic disorder with agoraphobia can have highly undesirable consequences including sexual dysfunction, lethargy, memory difficulties, and more.
It may have taken years to develop this problem, but with the right mental tools the anxiety can be handled incredibly quickly. When the underlying anxiety is removed, you will no longer be able to have panic attacks in public spaces. As you gain confidence in your ability to be in public spaces, and your use of the anxiety-destroying techniques, the anxiety cycle will be dismantled entirely. You will no longer need to even consciously apply the techniques that you at first depended on to prevent panic disorder with agoraphobia symptoms.

A therapist can use cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to give you tools to help you to become more confident in your ability to prevent attacks and show you how to create positive thoughts and feelings that replace the worry and anxiety. Several therapists have also created home-programs which allow you to learn the tools and techniques privately and with at a much cheaper price. Therapy visits typically cost over $100 a session, and may require 5 or more sessions.

The key to defeating panic disorder with agoraphobia is to remove the underlying anxiety. Once the anxiety is replaced with relief, panic and anxiety attacks along with feelings of agoraphobia literally become impossible to have.