Anxiety

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Updated: Apr 12, 2024

What is Anxiety?

A condition characterized by excessive and irrational fear and worry. May feel like unease, fear, or uncertainty about future events, and may have physical symptoms such as sweating or shortness of breath.

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10 quotes about anxiety everyone should hear

Anxiety can be hard to manage. Here are some quotes for when you’re feeling anxious, and that people with anxiety might resonate with.

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Can this depression medication treat anxiety?

Bupropion is a medication used to treat depression. In this post we explore how it works, and why some clinicians may prescribe it for anxiety.

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Can this heart medication treat anxiety symptoms?

Propranolol is a heart medication that is sometimes used to treat anxiety symptoms. Read this post to learn more about how it works.

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How does hydroxyzine treat anxiety symptoms?

Hydroxyzine is a medication commonly used for symptoms of anxiety. This post explains how hydroxyzine affects the body to reduce the effects of anxiety.

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The best time to take anxiety medication

When is the best time to take anxiety medication? This post explores how different types of medication for anxiety affect the body, and how that might affect when you should take them.

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10 Sensory Toys Your Kids Will Love

A handy list of sensory toys to stimulate or calm those with sensory sensitivities.

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Common symptoms

Symptoms commonly experienced by people with Anxiety.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, of course each person’s experience will be unique

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Fatigue

A general feeling of tiredness or exhaustion.

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Difficulty concentrating

Difficulty focusing on one task or activity for a prolonged period of time. Affects ability to complete tasks or listen to instructions.

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Difficulty paying attention

Reduced ability to focus on a specific task or activity for an extended period. May become easily distracted or lose interest quickly.

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Excessive worry

Persistent and unrealistic concerns or fears about everyday events or activities.

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Headache

Physical discomfort or pain that affects the head, including the scalp and forehead. It can feel like a dull or sharp pain, a throbbing sensation, or a pressure-like discomfort.

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Difficulty falling asleep

Difficulty initiating sleep, or taking a long time to fall asleep.

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Irritability

Being easily annoyed, upset, or frustrated. May manifest as a ‘short fuse’, leading to physical or verbal outbursts of emotion after feeling provoked by the environment or people around them.

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Difficulty staying asleep

Difficulty remaining asleep for a sustained period of time, resulting in frequent waking during the night and difficulty returning to sleep.

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Dizziness

Feelings of lightheadedness or unsteadiness, often accompanied by sensations of spinning.

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Common treatments

Treatments commonly used for Anxiety.

Always consult your doctor before starting any treatment.

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Sertraline

Sertraline is a medication that increases the available amount of a chemical called serotonin in the brain. This may improve mood and reduce repetitive thoughts and behaviors.

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Anxiety

10 quotes about anxiety everyone should hear

Can this depression medication treat anxiety?

Can this heart medication treat anxiety symptoms?

How does hydroxyzine treat anxiety symptoms?

The best time to take anxiety medication

10 Sensory Toys Your Kids Will Love

Fatigue

A general feeling of tiredness or exhaustion.

Difficulty concentrating

Difficulty focusing on one task or activity for a prolonged period of time. Affects ability to complete tasks or listen to instructions.

Difficulty paying attention

Reduced ability to focus on a specific task or activity for an extended period. May become easily distracted or lose interest quickly.

Excessive worry

Persistent and unrealistic concerns or fears about everyday events or activities.

Headache

Physical discomfort or pain that affects the head, including the scalp and forehead. It can feel like a dull or sharp pain, a throbbing sensation, or a pressure-like discomfort.

Difficulty falling asleep

Difficulty initiating sleep, or taking a long time to fall asleep.

Irritability

Being easily annoyed, upset, or frustrated. May manifest as a ‘short fuse’, leading to physical or verbal outbursts of emotion after feeling provoked by the environment or people around them.

Difficulty staying asleep

Difficulty remaining asleep for a sustained period of time, resulting in frequent waking during the night and difficulty returning to sleep.

Dizziness

Feelings of lightheadedness or unsteadiness, often accompanied by sensations of spinning.

Sertraline

Sertraline is a medication that increases the available amount of a chemical called serotonin in the brain. This may improve mood and reduce repetitive thoughts and behaviors.

Gabapentin

Gabapentin is a medication that slows down nerve activity, which may help reduce nerve pain and seizures. It does this by blocking the activation of cells in the brain.

Escitalopram

Escitalopram is a medication with a broad range of effects, which may include improved mood, and reduced repetitive thoughts and behaviors. It works by increasing the available amount of a chemical called serotonin in the brain.

Buspirone

Buspirone is a medication that may improve anxiety and mood. The exact way it works remains unclear, but it may enhance the effects of a chemical called serotonin in the brain.

Hydroxyzine

Hydroxyzine is a medication that relieves allergy symptoms, and may also relieve anxiety. It primarily works by blocking the action of a chemical called histamine, which is involved in many processes, including those that cause allergy symptoms such as rash and itching.

Quetiapine

Quetiapine is a medication that interacts with multiple proteins in the brain, and because of this, it has a broad range of effects. These may include improved mood, behavior and sleep, and reduced hallucinations, delusions, repetitive thoughts and behaviors.

Exercise

Exercise involves moving the body for the purpose of maintaining or improving wellbeing and fitness. It includes a variety of activities that can be performed at a range of intensities. Some of these may include swimming, running, and walking.

Citalopram

Citalopram is a medication that increases the available amount of a chemical called serotonin in the brain, which may lead to a broad range of effects. These may include improved mood, behavior, pain, and sexual function, and reduced repetitive thoughts and behaviors.

Clonazepam

Clonazepam is a medication that slows down nerve activity, which may help reduce seizures and anxiety. It does this by enhancing the effects of GABA, a chemical that decreases activity in the brain.

Mirtazapine

Mirtazapine is a medication that interacts with multiple proteins in the brain, and because of this, has a broad range of effects. These may include improved mood, sleep, appetite, and pain relief, and reduced nausea.

Paroxetine

Paroxetine is a medication that has a broad range of effects, which may include improving mood and reducing repetitive thoughts and behaviors. It does this by increasing the available amount of a chemical called serotonin in the brain.

Pregabalin

Pregabalin is a medication that may reduce pain, anxiety and seizures. It does this by blocking messages with a stimulating effect from being sent between cells in the brain.

Diazepam

Diazepam is a sedative. It produces a calming effect on the body by enhancing the action of GABA, a chemical that decreases activity in the brain.

Imipramine

Imipramine is a medication that increases the available amount of stimulating chemicals in the brain, which may have a range of effects. These may include improved mood, behavior, bladder control, pain relief, and reduced repetitive thoughts and behaviors.

Clomipramine

Clomipramine is a medication that has multiple effects. Because it increases the available amount of stimulating chemicals in the brain, it may improve mood and decrease repetitive thoughts and behaviors. Because it changes the activity of certain proteins in the brain, it may relieve pain.

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Intervention Social Anxiety: Combining Parent-child Treatment

Effects of Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain During Dental Treatments in Adults: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Brief Transdiagnostic Treatment for Anxiety Disorders and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in South Africa

Reducing Adult Inpatients Anxiety With Virtual Reality Meditation: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Behavioral Telehealth in Low-resource Primary Care Settings for Anxiety and Depression in Youth

Evaluation of Parturients With Anxiety

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Late Life Anxiety

Understanding Patient Engagement Trends in Anxiety Disorder Clinical Research

Schema Therapy for Treatment-resistant Anxiety Disorders

An Online Survey for Women With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Unique and interactive effects of emotion regulation difficulties and perceived stress on COVID-19 traumatic stress, anxiety, and safety behavior use: A four-year prospective study.

Optimizing indicated cognitive behavioral therapy to prevent child anxiety and depression: A cluster-randomized factorial trial.

Greater within- and between-day instability is associated with worse anxiety and depression symptoms.

Interaction between anxiety symptoms and decreased meaning in life: One possible pathway linking childhood trauma and depression- evidence from the network analysis.

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on postnatal anxiety and posttraumatic stress: Analysis of two population-based national maternity surveys in England.

Anxiety and depressive symptoms in first-time parents: A dyadic longitudinal study based on attachment theory.

Anxiety-focused cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by non-specialists to prevent postnatal depression: a randomized, phase 3 trial.

Digitally augmented, parent-led CBT versus treatment as usual for child anxiety problems in child mental health services in England and Northern Ireland: a pragmatic, non-inferiority, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial.

A randomized controlled trial of a digital cognitive-behavioral therapy program (COMPASS) for managing depression and anxiety related to living with a long-term physical health condition.

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