what are the symptoms of anxiety?
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abdominal discomfort \ndiarrhoea \ndry mouth \nrapid heartbeat or palpitations \ntightness or pain in chest \nshortness of breath \ndizziness \nfrequent urination \ndifficulty swallowing \nPsychological symptoms can include:\n\ninsomnia \nirritability or anger \ninability to concentrate \nfear of madness \nfeeling unreal and not in control of your actions (depersonalisation
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What are the symptoms?
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IT COULD BE STRESS OR ANXIETY
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I know a lot of people with anxiety, and it almost sounds like you are experiencing an early stage of it.  Depending on how bad it gets, and you are the judge of that (Are you tensing up ALL the time?  Or some of the time in certain situations?  Does it prevent you from normal activity or keep you from getting things done?), I would suggest seeing a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist.  They can work wonders, especially early.  It involves no medication.  They simply give you exercises and techniques to lessen / take away that anxiety and tension.  You probably wouldn't even need to see someone more than 3-6 months, depending on how early / severe the situation is.
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When I first started getting panic attacks I hyperventilated a lot. My counselor said the only thing that could happen is that I would pass out and start breathing again. That was BAD information. I should have been given medication to prevent attacks.\nYour doctor sounds like a quack, go see someone else.\nIt may take time to find the right medication for you, but you have to keep trying. When you find the right one, you will feel SO much BETTER. \n\nHere is a link for you, I've copied some here for you. Good luck.\n\nWhat Are the Symptoms of Panic Disorder?\n\nSymptoms of a panic attack, which often last about 10 minutes, include:\n\nDifficulty breathing. \nPounding heart or chest pain. \nIntense feeling of terror. \nSensation of choking or smothering.\nDizziness or feeling faint. \nTrembling or shaking. \nSweating\nNausea or stomachache.\nTingling or numbness in the fingers and toes. \nChills or hot flashes.\nA fear that you are losing control or are about to die.
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No but I used to have anxiety attacks. I had no idea what the heck was going on til I was at work one day and a fellow nurse was observing me and she told me her observation. From then one when I had one I'd stop what I was doing closed my eyes and began to relax and breath in deep through my nose and slowing out my mouth til the attack stopped. I could feel it coming on I'd start getting dizzy, light headed, weak and start breathing hard fast, my pulse rate would elevate to about 120-130. I alway stopped what I was doing to do my calming session. They finally just came less and less and just stopped with in about 1 month or so after starting my breathing sessions.
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With any anxiety the important thing to remember is that medications will only aleviate the symptoms, but the cause will still be there. Regardless of whether you decide to use medications or not, you must also consider a means of psychotherapy. \n\na) With panic attacks and social phobia I suggest therapies that are deep and personal (such as cognitive therapy, psychoanalysis or humanistic psychotherapies). As a psychologist I prefer to use a mixture of all these therapies depending on what the client needs at a time. You need to discover the cause of your anxiety. That doesn't simply mean "what caused it and what experiences you had in your childhood etc" as many people think, although that is sometimes helpful. You have to realise the thought patterns that are causing the problem for you RIGHT NOW. And the underlying experiences, memories, wishes, concerns that cause those thought patterns. It won't be an overnight solution but trust me, you can make it happen. I have done it myself and have helped many others do it.\n\nb)What is the severity of your anxiety? If your anxiety is so severe that it causes you to completely lose grip of your feelings and behavior then I suggest you consider using medications, only as a temporary means of assisting you in the process of psychotherapy, not as a permanent solution on its own. Also with severe anxieties having the support and care of a therapiest you trust is very important. If you are with a therapist that you do not feel that strong personal bond with, try other therapists. You may need to change a few therapists until you find the right one for you. Whatever you do, do not give up because you have had a few unsuccessful experiences with different therapists.\n\nOne last thing that I strongly recommend is natural therapies. Again not as a solution on their own, but as a part of the therapeutic process. In particular try homeopathy and chiropractic. Your body and mind are so closely linked that curing one without the other is meaningless.
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If you are depressed at the moment some of the following symptoms may sound familiar: \n\nYou feel miserable and sad.\nYou feel exhausted a lot of the time with no energy .\nYou feel as if even the smallest tasks are sometimes impossible.\nYou seldom enjoy the things that you used to enjoy-you may be off sex or food or may 'comfort eat' to excess.\nYou feel very anxious sometimes. \n\nYou don't want to see people or are scared to be left alone. Social activity may feel hard or impossible.\n\nYou find it difficult to think clearly.\n\nYou feel like a failure and/or feel guilty a lot of the time.\n\nYou feel a burden to others.\n\nYou sometimes feel that life isn't worth living. \n\nYou can see no future. There is a loss of hope. You feel all you've ever done is make mistakes and that's all that you ever will do.\nYou feel irritable or angry more than usual.\n\nYou feel you have no confidence.\n\nYou spend a lot of time thinking about what has gone wrong, what will go wrong or what is wrong about yourself as a person. You may also feel guilty sometimes about being critical of others (or even thinking critically about them).\nYou feel that life is unfair.\n\nYou have difficulty sleeping or wake up very early in the morning and can't sleep again. You seem to dream all night long and sometimes have disturbing dreams.\n\nYou feel that life has/is 'passing you by.'\n\nYou may have physical aches and pains which appear to have no physical cause, such as back pain.\n\n\nConsult ur psychiatrist and get the treatment..\n\nPLZ dont treat urself.
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Tremor is a common physical effect of anxiety. If you suffer uncontrolled, frequent anxiety which you feel is impacting on your life, you should talk to your doctor about this and ask for counselling, or anti-anxiety medication. If this is just an occasional thing which happens once in a while when you are very stressed, you can just ignore it, or you could ask your doctor about beta-blockers, which help to control the symptoms of anxiety, such as tremor.
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I agree with that whole nasty cylce thing above.  It for sure is.  It is not easy to deal with.  If your PCP(primary doc) knows you better, it is probably better to take the medication they prescribed.  Those anxiety attacks are hard to deal with, they are scary.  The sooner you start taking it the sooner it will start working.  \n\nYour working out and eating healthy should have helped keep you on track, but sometimes extra stresses in life will bring this on.  Stress can do so much to a body physically, even when you are healthy.  \n\nMaybe try to meditate.  Just take a few minutes for yourself each day to clear your head of the stressful things in your life.  try to picture something nice during this time a relaxing beach, or nothing at all.  something right for you.  good luck.
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I have an anxiety disorder, but its an everyday occurence rather than on just the monthly gift. Yes that is panic attack sympton, but there are many others as well. Such as heart pounding, dizzyness, cold sweat, the feeling like you going to pass out, buzzing in the head, etc.\n\nSo when you get these feeling an you begin to worry about when it going to happen next and then that can lead to an anxiety disorder. But my question is; where is this anxiety coming from?, is there a specific worry or thought that the attack is centered around. If it becomes to much to handle, or worse go talk to a doctor and see what happening. I wish I can help you more but that odd that it only happens when you get the ole mighty gift. I wish you luck hun.
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The worst symptom would likely be feeling suicidal. Other than that you have someone like me who has turned reclusive, has anxiety/panic problems, fear people and places, avoided family and friends, feel like crying yet can't or cry all the time and can't stop, feeling hopeless, useless, worthless, total despair, trust no one...Yup that's where I am now. And I'm battling it alone.
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I have suffered from anxiety for about 13 years now.  It comes and goes in my life for no reason. I have tried drugs but the side effects were bad.  I have found that contrary to popular belief, you can control these attacks.  Just find something that makes you feel safe a friend a child a place that you take comfort in. Just close your eyes and think about that. Take deep slow breaths, and just understand that you are never alone.   I used to like to be close to my babies. Just being close made me feel so calm. If you are in a public place try tapping.  It sounds silly but just tap your fingers on something. It seems like it releases some for the energy from the anxiety.  Good luck and know that there are millions of people that suffer with you.
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Yup. Bad anxiety can give you lot of similar symptoms. \n\nThe best thing is to be active physically. Walking, jogging, working out and eating a healthy diet and of course making sure you have yearly physicals that include EKG and cardiac stree test.\n\nThat will ease your mind about your heart AND it wil help relieve anxiety and stress.
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they will not think you are week. anxiety is a problems that usually comes from from being overly stressed, many medications help control this so you dont get the panic attacks and so you feel more relaxed again and you wont worry so much. you should just tell them you are really stressed out and are having anxiety or (panic attacks) and would like to talk to a doc about it. take care and see the doc
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Hi, I know all too well about anxiety. I have generalized anxiety disorder, which means I am always on edge and find it very hard to relax and am always tense. I do take medication for this and it helps. There are different types of anxiety and everyone experiences some at one point in there life. Panic attacks(anxiety attacks) which are linked to anxiety, is having "a fight or flight" feeling, you may get a fast heartrate, sweat, feel disoriented, confused. etc. Adrenaline gets into your body and at times you may feel like "your dying", it is a very unpleasant feeling, however, there is medication like SSRI's (the newer anti depressants, and "nerve pills", which calm you down), though these medications should be prescribed my a reputable doctor and taken exactly as prescribed, also exercise helps a lot.\nHope this helps.
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anxiety is when you have sweaty palms or feel kind of sick to your stomach.\n\nPanic attacks are those feelings like you're dying, can't breath, have chest pain, hear your heart pound, get nauseated, etc.\n\nOCD is when you either think of things in your head over and over (obsessions) or you do things over and over (compulsions).\n\nSounds like you may have a combination of all of the above. SSRIs work great for these symptoms as well as social anxiety.