What is Anxiety Disorder?
Anxiety can hover over you like a dark cloud even on your brightest days. At Pacific Mind Health in Long Beach, California, the skilled psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Flatow, MD treats men, women, and teenagers with persistent anxiety to improve wellness and quality of life. Anxiety can take a physical toll on your body, but the appropriate mental health care can assist you in regulating, calming, and easing your mind with effective and practical treatment methods. Call or click to schedule online.
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What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a general feeling of worry, unease, or nervousness regarding an imminent event or something with an outcome that’s uncertain. Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life, but persistent anxiety could indicate an anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorders involve frequent and intense, excessive worry and fear surrounding everyday situations. In many cases, people with anxiety disorders have repeated episodes of sudden intense anxiety and a terror or fear that peaks within minutes (panic attack).
Anxiety disorders involve frequent and intense, excessive worry and fear surrounding everyday situations. In many cases, people with anxiety disorders have repeated episodes of sudden intense anxiety and a terror or fear that peaks within minutes (panic attack).
What are the Symptoms of Anxiety?
Some of the symptoms of anxiety include:
- Feeling nervous, tense, or restless
- A sense of impending danger or panic
- Increased heart rate
- Rapid breathing (hyperventilation)
- Sweating and trembling
- Feeling tired or weak
- Cognitive impairment and lack of focus
- Poor sleep quality
- Gastrointestinal problems
What Causes Anxiety?
There are a number of possible causes of anxiety that aren’t fully understood. Life experiences, such as traumatic events, seem to trigger anxiety disorders in people who may be more susceptible.
For some people, underlying medical conditions may be at the root of anxiety. In some cases, anxiety symptoms are the first signs of a medical illness. Medical problems linked to anxiety include:
For some people, underlying medical conditions may be at the root of anxiety. In some cases, anxiety symptoms are the first signs of a medical illness. Medical problems linked to anxiety include:
- Heart disease
- Diabetes
- Thyroid complications
- Respiratory disorders
- Drug misuse or withdrawal
- Chronic pain
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Rare tumors that create certain fight-or-flight hormones
What are the Treatments for Anxiety?
Your Pacific Mind Health provider may combine treatment methods to help you manage your anxiety.
- Lifestyle changes
We recommend regular appropriate exercise, consuming a balanced nutrient-dense diet, and stress management as highly effective tools for reducing anxiety. - Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy, or talk therapy, allows you to work closely with your therapist to reduce your anxiety through an array of effective methods and techniques where you’re taught specific skills to improve your symptoms. With psychotherapy, you’re allocated quality time to discuss and delve into your concerns and the potential reasons for your anxiety. - Medications
You may be prescribed certain antidepressants or an anti-anxiety medication. In some cases, other medications may be used for short-term relief, such as beta blockers. - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation can be a highly effective non-medication treatment option for anxiety disorders.
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