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Title: Anxiety disorders


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Anxiety Disorders
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Index
  • What is Anxiety?
  • Types of Anxiety disorders
  • Symptoms
  • Causes
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment
  • About Meddco.

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What is anxiety?
  • Every Anxiety is a normal emotion. Its your
    brains way of reacting to stress and alerting
    you of potential danger ahead. 
  • one feels anxious now and then. For example, you
    may worry when faced with a problem at work,
    before taking a test, or before making an
    important decision.

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Types of Anxiety Disorders
  • There are several types of anxiety disorders
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Panic disorder
  • Panic disorder
  • Specific phobias. 
  • Agoraphobia.
  • Separation anxiety
  • Selective mutism. 

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Symptoms
  • Panic, fear, and uneasiness
  • Feelings of panic, doom, or danger
  • Sleep problems
  • Not being able to stay calm and still
  • Cold, sweaty, numb, or tingling hands or feet
  • Shortness of breath
  • Breathing faster and more quickly than normal
    (hyperventilation)
  • Heart palpitations

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Causes
  • Genetics. Anxiety disorders can run in
    families. 
  • Brain chemistry. Some research suggests anxiety
    disorders may be linked to faulty circuits in the
    brain that control fear and emotions. 
  • Environmental stress. This refers to stressful
    events you have seen or lived through  
  • Drug withdrawal or misuse. Certain drugs may be
    used to hide or decrease certain anxiety
    symptoms.
  • Medical conditions. Some heart, lung, and thyroid
    conditions can cause symptoms similar to anxiety
    disorders or make anxiety symptoms worse.

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Risk factor
  • History of mental health disorder
  • Childhood sexual abuse
  • Trauma
  • Negative life events. 
  • Severe illness or chronic health condition
  • Substance abuse.
  • Being shy as a child
  • Low self-esteem

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treatment
  • Medication-
  • Several types of drugs are used to treat anxiety
    disorders. Talk to your doctor or psychiatrist
    about the pros and cons of each medicine to
    decide which one is best for you. 
  •  Antidepressants
  • Bupropion. 
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Beta-blockers
  • Psychotherapy-
  • This is a type of counseling that helps you learn
    how your emotions affect your behaviors. Its
    sometimes called talk therapy

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