What causes Anxiety
Anxiety may be caused by a mental condition, a physical condition, the effects of drugs, or from a combination of these. The doctor’s initial task is to see if your anxiety is caused by a medical condition.
Common causes of anxiety include these mental conditions:
Panic disorder: In addition to anxiety, common symptoms of panic disorders are palpitations (feeling your heart beat), dizziness, and shortness of breath. These same symptoms also can be caused by coffee (caffeine), amphetamines (“speed” is the street slang for amphetamines when they are not prescribed by a do Read this article »
Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors (HealthDay)
(HealthDay News) — Depression affects more than 6 million people
aged 65 or older in the United States, but only about 10 percent of them
are treated, the Cleveland Clinic says.
The clinic offers this list of risk factors for depression in
seniors:
- Living alone without much social interaction.
- Having persistent pain or illness.
- Being overly afraid of dying.
- Having a family history or personal history of depression or suicide
attempts. - Having had a recent bereavement, such as the death of a close family
member. - Having problems with drugs or alcohol.
- Taking certain medications, alone or combined with other
medications. - Problems with body image after a surgery or major illness, such as
cancer or heart disease.
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