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Anxiety attacks can be really dangerous. Some people actually faint during such attacks from hyperventilating. This can happen anywhere, even when driving. Others may ignore true heart attack symptoms thinking that they are having an anxiety attack. Anxiety also raises the blood pressure of most individuals. It makes a person feel as though they are crawling out of their skin. There are dozens of different names for anxiety disorders. Instead of Valium, they are diagnosed with Xanax or Klonopin. Both of these drugs are equally addictive tranquilizers and not that far off from Valium. All of these drugs are made to be used for short term but are usually given for long term periods. People who are nervous really like these pills and soon become addicted. They build up a tolerance in the system and the person taking them needs more and more to get the same results. Years ago, strychnine was considered an appropriate treatment for nervousness. Only in small doses, however, as too much of this lethal poison might send you into violent convulsions and result in death Strychnine was prescribed as late as the 1950s for anxiety. Use the Best-Kept and Best-Selling Collection of Natural Cures, Treatments and Remedies eBOOKS to Build a Healthy and Fit Body, Reduce Your Stress, and Bring Lost Opportunities Back to Life... Prior to that, we had good old heroin that was a great remedy for nervousness. It was available in drug stores and was so effective at relieving anxiety that they decided to use it as a children cough medicine, too. If anyone got too lethargic after their dose of heroin for their anxiety, they could always have a little cocaine, which was also available. This was a great pick me up for most people. Today, this almost seems comical. But we have to wonder if the drugs that are being prescribed today will also be looked upon as dangerous as those that were prescribed for these conditions even 50 years ago. Many of the drugs we use today to combat anxiety and stress have serous side effects such as liver damage resulting from long term use. The scary thing is that we really don't know how the drugs will effect us on a long term basis because they have not been around for along period of time or tested on enough people to really make us understand what we can expect from long term use. Like alcohol, anti anxiety drugs are also very addictive. Very addictive. They also create a tolerance in your system, also like alcohol. You have probably heard of people building up a tolerance for alcohol. This refers to the fact that you tend to need to take more and more of the drugs in order to get the same effect. This builds up over a gradual period of time. The trouble with taking anti anxiety drugs is the addictive quality of the drugs as well as the tolerance build up. It does not take long before someone is abusing these drugs. When a person who is addicted to tranquilizers runs out of the drug, they will resort to all sorts of means to get the drugs. This includes even going on the black market or buying them on the internet. This can be a dangerous practice, not to mention expensive. Other ways that people get addictive anti anxiety drugs is to doctor hop. This entails going to more than one doctor and asking for prescriptions. You then take the prescriptions to various pharmacies to have them filled. You are very concerned that you do not want to run out of the prescription so you make sure that you stockpile them. Another dangerous activity of those who are addicted to anti anxiety drugs is the habit many have of mixing alcohol with the pills. The alcohol sometimes will enhance the effects of the pills so that they are more potent. The mixture of alcohol and barbiturates have led to more than one death. One of the problems with mixing alcohol and pills is that you forget how many pills you took and don?ft realize how much alcohol you are drinking. Anti anxiety medication has an effect that is similar to alcohol. Your reflexes slow down. Your brain gets fuzzy. Your coordination is off. You are warned not to drive or operate heavy machinery when taking these drugs. Withdrawing from the pills can give you greater anxiety than when you began. It is a paradox. You withdraw from something that is supposed to have cured you from anxiety only to get worse symptoms of anxiety than before you even started. Withdrawal from drugs such as Xanax can be like a roller coaster ride through hell and back. It is a tough habit to break. Most doctors will advise weaning you off of the drug slowly. This is easier said than done as it requires discipline that the person who is, by now, a bona fide drug addict, does not have. You are better off to have a friend help you wean yourself off of the drugs. Going cold turkey is the worst way to rid yourself of the habit of anti anxiety medications, but once they are out of your system, you should begin to lose the anxious feeling. Being addicted to anxiety medication can almost be as bad as having anxiety. In this case, the cure is sometimes worse than the disease. Use the Best-Kept and Best-Selling Collection of Self Help, Success & Spiritual Ebooks Ever Written... At Your Fingerstips Just One of These Tips Will Help YOU To Save More Money, Make A Better Relationship, Have A Healthier Body and Create Huge Success In Life and Business! Copyright © Anne-Marie Ronsen You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included. 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