About ten percent of all adults have experienced anxiety attacks in their life, so if you have never had them before, you are in the majority.
However, as menopause begins its onset, you may find that even if you have never had anxiety attacks before, you suddenly notice them appearing.
Menopause and anxiety attacks are highly related and for several different reasons.
When your body is going through menopause, even in the beginning or perimenopausal state, there is a great deal of unusual hormonal activity taking place.
These hormones can cause women to feel disoriented, experience hot flashes, or forgetfulness, all of which can create panic attacks.
That being said, the primary reason why menopause and anxiety attacks are correlational have more to do with sleeping patterns than hormone changes.
When you go through menopause, you may suffer from extreme night sweats which will disrupt your sleep.
When a person is sleep-deprived, panic attacks are a normal reaction.
Thus, it is important to treat all of the symptoms of menopause and anxiety attacks will begin to go away.
This can be done in a variety of ways, though most healthcare professionals and women alike are finding that natural or homeopathic treatments are the most effective treatment for getting through the symptomatic years of menopause.
Most people who have panic attacks do find that they go away on their own, and the same is true when they are caused by menopausal symptoms in older women.
Although they can be troublesome in the short-term, they are nothing to worry about, and will most likely go away on their own.
By using various treatments, including exercise, improved nutrition, meditation, and alternative treatments, you should find that not only does your anxiety go away, but so do all of your menopausal symptoms as well.