Understanding Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are common mental health conditions that cause persistent worry, fear, or physical symptoms that interfere with daily life. While occasional anxiety is normal, ongoing anxiety that disrupts work, relationships, or daily functioning may signal a diagnosable condition.
At Happy Sol Health, we help patients understand what they’re experiencing, explore possible causes, and create a treatment plan that supports long-term well-being.
- Medication Management
- In-person and Virtual appointments are available
- FDA Approved treatment options
- Great support staff that is here to help
Anxiety can be upsetting, some people might feel less worried and stressed after a couple of months of treatment, and for others, it may take longer to feel better.
Types of Anxiety Disorders
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder
- Social Anxiety disorder
- Phobias
You feel worried and stressed about many everyday events and activities. This goes on for several months and disrupts your life on most days.
Symptoms may include:
- Feeling worried and stressed about many things almost every day.
- Feeling tired or irritable. You may have a hard time concentrating.
- Having headaches or muscle aches.
- Having a hard time getting to sleep or staying asleep.
You may have repeated panic attacks when there is no reason for feeling afraid. You may change your daily activities because you worry that you will have another attack.
Symptoms may include:
- Intense fear, terror, or anxiety
- Trouble breathing or very fast breathing
- Chest pain or tightness
- A heartbeat that races or is not regular
You feel very anxious about what you will say or do in front of people. For example, you may be scared to talk or eat in public. This problem affects your daily life.
Symptoms may include:
- Fear about a social situation, such as eating in front of others or speaking in public, you may worry a lot or you may be afraid that something bad will happen
- Anxiety that can cause you to blush, sweat, and feel shaky
- A heartbeat that is faster than normal
- A hard time focusing
You are very scared of a specific object, situation, or activity. For example, you may fear spiders, high places, or small spaces.
Symptoms may include:
- More fear than most people of being around an object, being in a situation or doing an activity. You might also be stressed about the chance of being around the thing you fear.
- Worry about losing control, panicking, fainting, or having physical symptoms like a faster heartbeat when you are around the situation or object.
What Causes Anxiety?
How are anxiety symptoms treated?
Treatment Options
- Antidepressants (SSRIs and SNRIs):
- Benzodiazepines:
Antidepressants are a class of medications used to treat major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. These may help your symptoms by keeping chemicals in your brain in balance.
- Fluoxetine (Prozac Weekly, Prozac, Sarafem)
- Citalopram (Celexa)
- Sertraline (Zoloft)
- Buspirone (BuSpar)
- Paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva, Paxil CR)
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)
These may give you short-term relief of your symptoms.
Some people use cognitive-behavioral therapy. A therapist helps you learn to change stressful or bad thoughts into helpful thoughts.
- Alprazolam (Xanax)
- Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)
- Diazepam (Valium)
- Flurazepam (Dalmane)
- Lorazepam (Ativan)
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety.
Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It’s also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
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