Developed Mild Tremors In Hands And Facial Twitching. Any Treatment?
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I appreciate your efforts for medical consultation in so much distress.
You appear to have social anxiety. In this problem symptoms used to exacerbate in social situation.
Other symptoms of anxiety which may or may not be present in your case: nervousness, restlessness, mild irritability, excessive worry regarding own health, tremor, muscle spasm (leading to facial twitch), heaviness in body, easy fatigability, headache, sleep disturbance, palpitation and dry mouth.
Anxiety occur due to neurotransmitters imbalance in brain most commonly involving serotonin neurotransmitter. You may need treatment with psychiatrist to treat your social anxiety. Untreated cases may also lead to depression.
In drug treatment two types of medicine used. For immediate relief of anxiety benzodiazepines group of medicines are used and for long term relief most commonly SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are used. SSRI takes around 3-4 weeks to show its effect. Non drug treatment like cognitive behaviour therapy (form of psychotherapy) also takes weeks to show its effect. Betacap is also used for social anxiety specially performance anxiety, but it is not effective in severe cases.
All these process is complex. I have just simplified it to make you understand it.
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Dr Ashish XXXXXXX Mittal
Thanks for follow up.
From further elaboration anxiety disorder symptoms become more clear. In anxiety symptoms are present in spite of normal test results.
Benzodiazepines and SSRIs are prescription drug. You need to take them under supervision. Psychiatrist apart from counseling prescribe medicine. So, it is better to visit nearby psychiatrist.
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