Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety is a heightened state of restlessness, which can lead to excessive and persistent worrying, disrupting routine life.
Symptoms of anxiety disorder
- Palpitations
- Shortness of breath or breathlessness
- Tremors
- Shivering
- Sweating
- Dizziness
- Decreased sleep and appetite
- GI symptoms like abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhoea
- Chest pain
- Feeling of losing control
What is panic disorder?
The main difference between panic disorder and anxiety is the presence of panic attacks. A panic attack is an episode triggered by some event leading to an overwhelming combination of physical and psychological symptoms.
Characteristics
- Triggered by an event that is stressful
- Lasts from 5 seconds to 30 minutes. Can also last upto hours in which case a medical.
- intervention is required
- Signs are the same as GAD but more intense and severe
