• Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder that causes people to avoid places and situations that might cause them to feel:
• Trapped
• Helpless
• Panicked
• Embarrassed
• Scared
• Fear of crowds, people suffering from it feel that if they go to the market or any public place, then there may be an attack in which they may die.
• Individuals with agoraphobia avoid public and/or unfamiliar places, especially large, open, empty spaces, such as shopping malls or airports, with few places to hide.
• In many cases, the victim may be confined to his or her home, where he or she experiences difficulty in moving from this safe place. In most cases the fear of public places is there.
• Common disease in India whose number can be more than one million per year.
• It is more commonly found in people between the ages of 14 and 60 requiring immediate medical attention.
• Its symptoms start appearing on their own
• There is no diagnosis of this disease but medical consultation can be beneficial, it can take a year to recover and maybe even life.
• Agoraphobia is common in men, it occurs in women at almost twice the level.

CAUSES:

• Anxiety disorders
• Stressful environment
• Presence of addiction
• Prolonged use of sleeping pills

SYMPTOMS:

• Feeling a loss of control
• Fear of enclosed spaces
• Fear of leaving home alone
• Trembling
• Fear of crowds
• Anxiety
• Fear of using public transportation

LIFESTYLE CHANGES:

• Take regular exercise – exercise can help relieve stress and tension and improve your mood
• Have a healthy diet – a poor diet can make the symptoms of panic and anxiety worse
• Avoid using drugs and alcohol – they may provide short-term relief, but in the long term they can make symptoms worse
• Avoid drinks containing caffeine, such as tea, coffee or cola – caffeine has a stimulant effect and can make your symptoms worse
• Breathe slowly and deeply – feelings of panic and anxiety can get worse if you breathe too quickly; try to focus on slow, deep breathing while counting slowly to 3 on each breath in and out.

 APPLIED RELAXATION

• Applied relaxation is based on the premise that people with agoraphobia and related panic disorder have lost their ability to relax.
• The aim of applied relaxation is therefore to teach you how to relax.
• This is achieved using a series of exercises designed to teach you how to:
• Spot the signs and feelings of tension
• Relax your muscles to relieve tension
• Use these techniques in stressful or everyday situations to prevent you feeling tense and panic

 Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• CBT aims to break this cycle and find new ways of thinking that can help you behave more positively. For example, many people with agoraphobia have the unrealistic thought that if they have a panic attack it will kill them.

CAC MEDICATIONS:

 

• VATA BALANCE TABLET: Vata balance tablet is a rejuvenating blend of herbs is specially formulated to balance Vata doshas without aggravating Pitta or Kapha doshas. It may be used to support overall health and well-being by Vata constitutions with or without food. For those with a dual constitution that includes Vata or a tridoshic constitution, it is an excellent formula for the Vata season, which in most parts of the world is autumn and early winter.

           Recommended Dosage – Take 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.

 

• STRESS CARE TABLET: It is an amazing combination of natural herbs like Sarpgandha, Brahmi, Tagar, jatamansi. It helps to relieve stress conditions. They help to pacify the nervous system and also help to increase mental and physical performance. In Ayurveda when there is an imbalance of three energies i.e. Vata, pitta, and Kapha, it leads to disease. Vata has a sub dosha named prana doshas which regulates the sensory perception, brain, and mind. Tarpak Kapha subtype of kapha, governs cerebrospinal fluid, sadhak pitta subtype of pitta doshas governs emotions and their impact on the heart. So any vitiation of these doshas leads to stress. It act as Anti-depressant, relieves Insomnia, Anxiety.

           Recommended Dosage – Take 1 tablet twice a day with normal water.

 

• BRAIN RELAXANT CHURNA: This churna is pure Ayurvedic which helps to rejuvenate the brain cells, improves memory, give strength to the body, & increases the concentration by calming down the brain. It is prepared from herbs that show calming effect on brain and gives you relaxation. Brain relaxant churna shows antioxidant, Neuroprotective, carminative and anti-inflammatory properties. Ingredients present in this churna are Amla (Emblica officinalis), Sonth (Zingiber officinale), Pippali (Piper longum), Marich (Piper nigrum), Haldi (Curcuma longa), Bala (Sida cordifolia), Suddha Gandhak, Lauha Bhasma. It helps to Maintain blood sugar level, Anti-depressant, Insomnia, Increase Hemoglobin levels, Cures indigestion, Helpful in Ulcerative colitis, and Nerve tonic. It helps in dealing with health conditions such as feeling delusion, hallucinations, disordered thinking, disabling, & impair daily functioning related to schizophrenia patients.

           Recommended Dosage – Take 1 tablespoon of this churna twice daily.

 

• NERVE UP TABLET: It is a herbo-mineral tablet and is the purely ayurvedic formulation. Nerve up tablets helps in balancing the Vata doshas. It reduces Kapha dosha and acts as a nervine stimulant. It shows effective results in improving the central nervous system. It contains natural ingredients like shudha kuchala, shudha shilajeet, abhrak bhasma, praval pishti, shankh bhasma etc. It acts as a convulsant that is producing sudden and involuntary muscle contractions. It can be used to reduce the stress, mental fatigue, increases the memory, boosts mental capabilities and intelligence, alleviates stress and produces calmness in the mind, to boost the retention power and improves the quality of sleep.

           Recommended Dosage – Take 1 tablet twice a day with normal water.