Panic disorder is a common problem. This is an advanced stage of having panic attacks that are left untreated. During panic attacks, the patient suffers from many psychological and physical symptoms that are all permeated and aggravated through fear. Panic attacks themselves are caused through uncontrolled anxiety and stress. The physical symptoms of panic attacks include palpitations, sweating, hyperventilation, trembling, nausea, and so on. There is no specifically known reason that causes panic attacks except that certain conditions are known to trigger them. However, panic attacks can take place even in the absence of triggers. This makes panic attacks seem random in their occurrence. If not treated, patients will eventually develop panic disorder that will cause them to avoid more and more situations and locations that get associated with panic attacks. In some cases the condition might develop into severe agoraphobia.

Unchecked symptoms of panic attacks that indicate a panic disorder include a constant anxiety. Photophobia is not recognized among the symptoms of panic attacks. In fact lightheadedness is one of those psychological symptoms that do not help in any kind of analysis or diagnosis of a disorder. Most often, lightheadedness is studied to the accompaniment of other disorders that might be affecting it. Photophobia is associated with many kinds of conditions that include meningitis, migraines, optical disorders, etc.

Photophobia is a condition where the patient has become extremely sensitive to light and consequently seeks means to stay in places with low illumination. This will often result in an aversion to sunlight or going out in daytime. Photophobia can also be associated with other light-sources. An individual who suffers from photophobia will avoid well lit places, whether the light is natural or artificial.

There are many ways in which treatment for photophobia may be conducted. Some of these methods are listed below.

* There are special aluminum clothes available that help to protect the body from electromagnetic radiation. It might take a while to get used to them but do give them a try.

* If you are sleeping completely in the dark then try sleeping under blue light as it improves the 4th stage sleep.

* Use 1.5 base in prism glasses that you can get from your optician. Try to watch the television using these glasses for about 5 minutes thrice a day.

* Go walking or jogging for at least 2-3 miles every day.

* Eating dark chocolate also helps.

* Always wear shades when going out and make sure to use lubricant eye drops.

* Use stretching exercises to help with the joint pains.

* Eat lots of fresh and green vegetables.

* Take supplements of Vitamin B-12