The Salient Features of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a mental condition that is characterized by exaggerated anxiety. The affected patients tend to worry a lot about routine events. The tendency to expect disasters in these patients is excessive, even when there are no obvious reasons to worry about. The areas of concern can range from health money and family to practically everything under the sun. In this way, these patients tend to complicate their life as well as that of others.

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Ancillary Medical provides you with all the information regarding Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). This will help you identify and address the problem quickly.

How do you identify the problem?

If you suffer from any of the following symptoms, you should consult your doctor:

Excessive tension
Unrealistic view of life
Constant restlessness or feelings of uneasiness
Muscular tension
Mental ‘noise’
Irritability
Headaches, sweating and nausea
Lack of concentration
Frequent urination
Insomnia
Trembling and the tendency to get startled

It is also quite common for people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder to have other mental disorders as well. These may be panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, manias and phobias, etc. These individuals are also prone to alcohol or drug abuse.

What are the causes for Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

Although the precise cause responsible for GAD is unknown, a number of factors have been recognized that trigger this condition. These, range from your genetics and the chemistry of your brain, to environmental factors that cause distress.

The following factors act as the stimulus for GAD:

Family history
Irregular release of ‘happiness hormones’
Trauma
Stressful events
Death of loved ones
Abuse of any nature
Change of environment
Addiction to intoxicating substances
Withdrawal from the above

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What are the treatment options?

If you have been diagnosed with GAD, your doctor will give you prescription drugs along with other therapy options. Some of these drugs tend to be habit forming and are prescribed for a short duration. Your doctor will discontinue their recommendation as soon as they are not needed.

To address GAD effectively, it is necessary to follow your doctor’s guidelines closely.

If you have been diagnose with other mental disorders along with GAD; then you will be required to follow different medication regimens. Some of these drugs may be preventive in nature while the others will have a curing effect.

There are various kinds of antidepressants available. The most commonly prescribed are the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). These medications have healing properties for chronic anxiety.

Examples of these drugs include Prozac, Valium, Paxil and Zoloft amongst other drugs.

As soon as you start therapy, you will notice visible changes in the way your mind and body work. There are withdrawal effects of all these drugs. However, these are easy to regulate when you work in close conjunction with your physician.

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Author’s Bio:

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