What is Anxiety Disorder?
Anxiety disorder is a mental health condition that causes intense feelings of fear and dread in response to certain situations. While occasional anxiety is normal, like feeling nervous before a job interview or taking a test, anxiety disorders interfere with daily life. These disorders can lead to overreactions, uncontrollable responses, and difficulty managing everyday tasks. Anyone can develop an anxiety disorder, but they are more common in women and people assigned female at birth
What are Anxiety symptoms?
- Trouble concentrating or making decisions.
- Feeling irritable, tense or restless.
- Experiencing nausea or abdominal distress.
- Having heart palpitations.
- Sweating, trembling or shaking.
- Trouble sleeping.
- Having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom.
Treatments for Anxiety
A variety of options are available to treat this condition. We’ve provided you with some common and effective methods below.
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Psychotherapy
Also known as talk therapy, psychotherapy refers to a variety of treatments that use psychological methods to help people identify and change unhealthy thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Counseling
Counseling is a collaborative process where a counselor helps a patient identify their concerns and develop a plan to address them using a variety of holistic approaches.
Medications
Medications can be used to treat, reduce symptoms, or prevent the return of mental health problems. We’ve provided you with some common and effective options for this condition in the next section below.
Medications for Anxiety
A variety of medications are available to treat this condition. We’ve provided you with some common and effective options below.
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Zoloft (Sertraline): For Anxiety and Depression
Paxil (Paroxetine): For Depression, Anxiety, & OCD
Buspar (Buspirone): For Anxiety and Symptoms of Anxiety
Cymbalta (Duloxetine): For Depression and Anxiety
Lexapro (Escitalopram): For Anxiety and Depression
Need Medication?
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