Symptoms of Anxiety

Symptoms of Anxiety

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Anxiety includes the 7 symptoms listed below:

• Excessive worry
• Instability
• Nervousness
• Hyperventilation
• Nausea
• Paresthesias
• Sense of impending doom
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Anxiety:

• Overview -- Anxiety
• Diagnostic Tests for Anxiety
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Anxiety
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Anxiety
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Anxiety: Complications

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Do I have Anxiety?

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• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Anxiety
• Failure to Diagnose Anxiety
• Treatments for Anxiety
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Anxiety: Medical Mistakes

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Anxiety: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Anxiety:

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• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
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• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Anxiety?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Anxiety includes:

• Panic attack
• Anxiety attack
• Anxiety disorder
• Heart attack
• Rational Fear
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 29 alternative diagnoses for Anxiety

Anxiety: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Anxiety:

More information about symptoms of Anxiety and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Anxiety
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Anxiety
• Underlying causes of Anxiety
• Associated conditions for Anxiety
• Risk factors for Anxiety

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Hyperventilation - see all causes of Hyperventilation
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Nervousness - see all causes of Nervousness
• Paresthesias - see all causes of Paresthesias
• Sense of impending doom - see all causes of Fear

Medical Books Online about Anxiety

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Anxiety are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Anxiety.

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Symptoms of Anxiety: Online Medical Books

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Generalized anxiety disorder: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Generalized anxiety disorder can begin at any age but typically has an onset in the 20s and 30s. Psychological or physiologic symptoms of anxiety states vary with the degree of anxiety. Mild anxiety mainly causes psychological symptoms, with unusual self-awareness and alertness to the environment. Moderate anxiety leads to selective inattention but with the ability to concentrate on a single task. Severe anxiety causes an inability to concentrate on more than scattered details of a task. A panic state with acute anxiety causes a complete loss of concentration, typically with unintelligible speech.

Physical examination of the patient with generalized anxiety disorder may reveal signs or symptoms of motor tension, including trembling, muscle aches and spasms, headaches, and an inability to relax. Autonomic signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, tachycardia, sweating, and abdominal complaints.

In addition, the patient may startle easily and complain of feeling apprehensive, fearful, or angry. There may also be difficulty concentrating, eating, and sleeping. The medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial histories fail to identify a specific physical or environmental cause of the anxiety.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Major depression: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

The primary features of major depression are a predominantly sad mood and a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities. The patient may complain of feeling “down in the dumps,” express doubts about his self-worth or ability to cope, or simply appear unhappy and apathetic. He may also report feeling angry or anxious. Symptoms tend to be more severe than those caused by dysthymic disorder, which is a milder, chronic form of depression. (See Dysthymic disorder, page 456.) Other common signs include difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly, distractibility, and indecisiveness. All physiologic and psychologic processes are slowed. Anergia and fatigue are common as are anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure) and insomnia. Take special note if the patient reveals suicidal thoughts, a preoccupation with death, or previous suicide attempts.

The psychosocial history may reveal life problems or losses that can account for the depression. Alternatively, the patient’s medical history may implicate a physical disorder or the use of prescription, nonprescription, or illegal drugs that can cause depression.

The patient may report an increase or a decrease in appetite, sleep disturbances (for example, insomnia or early awakening), a lack of interest in sexual activity, constipation, or diarrhea. Other signs that you may note during a physical examination include agitation (such as hand wringing or restlessness) and reduced psychomotor activity (for example, slowed speech).

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Anxiety disorder, generalized: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Generalized anxiety disorder can begin at any age but typically has an onset between ages 20 and 40. It’s equally common in men and women. Psychological or physiologic symptoms of anxiety states vary with the degree of anxiety. Mild anxiety mainly causes psychological symptoms, with unusual self-awareness and alertness to the environment. Moderate anxiety leads to selective inattention but with the ability to concentrate on a single task. Severe anxiety causes an inability to concentrate on more than scattered details of a task. A panic state with acute anxiety causes a complete loss of concentration, often with unintelligible speech.

Physical examination of the patient with generalized anxiety disorder may reveal symptoms of motor tension, including trembling, muscle aches and spasms, headaches, and an inability to relax. Autonomic signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, tachycardia, sweating, and abdominal complaints.

In addition, the patient may startle easily and complain of feeling apprehensive, fearful, or angry and of having difficulty concentrating, eating, and sleeping. The medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial histories fail to identify a specific physical or environmental cause of the anxiety.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Depression, major: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The primary features of major depression are a predominantly sad mood and a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities. Symptoms tend to be more severe than those caused by dysthymic disorder, which is a milder, chronic form of depression. (See Dysthymic disorder: A chronic affective disorder.) 

The depressive patient may complain of feeling “down in the dumps,” express doubts about his self-worth or ability to cope, or simply appear unhappy and apathetic. He may also report feeling angry or anxious.

Other common signs include difficulty concentrating or thinking clearly, distractibility, and indecisiveness. Take special note if the patient reveals suicidal thoughts, a preoccupation with death, or previous suicide attempts.

The psychosocial history may reveal life problems or losses that can account for the depression. Alternatively, the patient’s medical history may implicate a physical disorder or the use of prescription, nonprescription, or illegal drugs that can cause depression.

The patient may report an increase or a decrease in appetite, sleep disturbances (for example, insomnia or early awakening), a lack of interest in sexual activity, constipation, or diarrhea. Other signs that you may note during a physical examination include agitation (such as hand wringing or restlessness) and reduced psychomotor activity (for example, slowed speech).

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Anxiety as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Anxiety as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Anxiety.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

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• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Anxiety
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About signs and symptoms of Anxiety:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Anxiety. This signs and symptoms information for Anxiety has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Anxiety signs or Anxiety symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Anxiety may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Anxiety symptoms.