Eight Things To Know About Agoraphobia
1) Most agoraphobics are likely to avoid public places, open spaces, and places that they fear might trigger a panic or anxiety attack. The most popular places that cause fear for agoraphobics are cars, airplanes, sporting events, malls, bridges, any place with a lot of people or lines of people, and elevators.
2) Symptoms for agoraphobia are overdependence on others, fear of being alone, fear of leaving the house, fear of being in public places, and a sense that the body is not real.
3) Panic-attack symptoms due to agoraphobia include trembling, tightness in the throat or chest, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, sweating, vomiting, shortness of breath, and fear of dying. Panic attacks due to agoraphobia usually peak at 10 to 15 minutes and are usually over in 30 minutes.
4) Agoraphobia is more common in women than men; in fact, it is twice as likely in women. Studies have not produced a reason for this, other than perhaps women being more likely to seek help.
5) Although the cause of agoraphobia is unknown, it has been shown that risk for agoraphobia is increased due to substance abuse, chronic use of sleeping pills and/or tranquilizers, a stressful environment, and other anxiety disorders.
6) Agoraphobia is treated very similarly to panic disorders. While antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications are good for some, others use graduated exposure therapy, systematic desensitization, cognitive restructuring, and relaxation techniques
7) MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, paroxetine, fluoxetine, sertraline are the most common medications for agoraphobia.
8) Kim Basinger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), and Woody Allen are known to have agoraphobia.
Other Posts
Can you file for disability with fibromyalgia and win?
Is Agoraphobia a disability?
Information on panic disorder, social security disability links
Would You Know if You Had a Panic Attack?
Social Security Disability SSI and Agoraphobia
Filing for social security disability for stress
Panic attacks and social security disability SSI
What are the anxiety disorders
Anxiety Disorder, social security disability SSI links
2) Symptoms for agoraphobia are overdependence on others, fear of being alone, fear of leaving the house, fear of being in public places, and a sense that the body is not real.
3) Panic-attack symptoms due to agoraphobia include trembling, tightness in the throat or chest, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, sweating, vomiting, shortness of breath, and fear of dying. Panic attacks due to agoraphobia usually peak at 10 to 15 minutes and are usually over in 30 minutes.
4) Agoraphobia is more common in women than men; in fact, it is twice as likely in women. Studies have not produced a reason for this, other than perhaps women being more likely to seek help.
5) Although the cause of agoraphobia is unknown, it has been shown that risk for agoraphobia is increased due to substance abuse, chronic use of sleeping pills and/or tranquilizers, a stressful environment, and other anxiety disorders.
6) Agoraphobia is treated very similarly to panic disorders. While antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications are good for some, others use graduated exposure therapy, systematic desensitization, cognitive restructuring, and relaxation techniques
7) MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, paroxetine, fluoxetine, sertraline are the most common medications for agoraphobia.
8) Kim Basinger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Wilson (Beach Boys), and Woody Allen are known to have agoraphobia.
Other Posts
Can you file for disability with fibromyalgia and win?
Is Agoraphobia a disability?
Information on panic disorder, social security disability links
Would You Know if You Had a Panic Attack?
Social Security Disability SSI and Agoraphobia
Filing for social security disability for stress
Panic attacks and social security disability SSI
What are the anxiety disorders
Anxiety Disorder, social security disability SSI links
<< Home