Anxiety

Introduction: Anxiety

Some level of anxiety is very common, and people worry about all sorts of things. Different types of people worry about different things and to different extents. Having some anxiety doesn't necessarily mean you have an anxiety disorder. However, severe anxiety or exaggerated worry, fear, phobias, or other major concerns might indicate some type of anxiety disorder or other psychological disorder. For more information on possible causes, see the causes of the symptom anxiety.

Symptoms of Anxiety

• Excessive worry
• Instability
• Nervousness
• Hyperventilation
• Nausea

See full list of 7 symptoms of Anxiety

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Anxiety:

• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Anxiety

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Anxiety?

• Misdiagnosis of Anxiety
• Failure to diagnose Anxiety
• Underlying causes of Anxiety (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Anxiety

Misdiagnosis and Anxiety

High rate of misdiagnosis of psychiatric disorders: The book "Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women" reports on studies that estimate that 41% to 83% of people who are treated for psychiatric disorders, actually have a misdiagnosed physical...read more »

Various mental health symptoms caused by rare epilepsy: Temporal lobe epilepsy is a less common form of epilepsy that does not have the typical physical seizures. Patients can suffer from symptoms such as ...read more »

Common asymptomatic heart disorder can cause anxiety-like conditions: Anxiety symptoms may be due to heart disorder - There is a reasonably common heart...read more »

Rare neurological disorder misdiagnosed as anxiety condition: Posterolateral sclerosis is an uncommon neurological disorder that can be misdiagnosed as an anxiety disorder. Symptoms such as peripheral numbness, weakness,...read more »

Rare copper disease insidious and misdiagnosed: Wilson's disease (a form of copper overload) is a rare disorder that has a slow and insidious onset that can often fail to be diagnosed. Copper builds up...read more »

Rare cancer hidden cause of panic symptoms: The rare cancer pheochromocytoma, an adrenal tumor, can initially have symptoms similar to panic disorder. Its symptoms may include anxiety, panic, sweating, increased heart rate, and other...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially misdiagnosed as a "nervous...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually been overlooked...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed diagnosis. See ...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See misdiagnosis of...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders). Failure to diagnose these...read more »

Pheochromocytoma can mimic an anxiety attack: Pheochromocytoma is a tumour of the adrenal glands which secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines such as epinephrine and nor-epinephrine. It usually occurs in young patients and is...read more »

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Causes of Anxiety

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• Anxiety as a complication caused by other conditions
• Anxiety as a symptom
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Treatments for Anxiety

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• Vitamin B3 - possibly used for related vitamin B3 deficiency

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Definitions of Anxiety:

A relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders - (Source - WordNet 2.1)