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Suggest Remedy To Cure Severe Anxiety, Nervousness In Social Situations And Sweaty Hands
Im having anxiety issues that i can not get a handle on mostly its in social situations and I lose my train of thought and get hot and sweaty hands. I always get a huge pit in my stomach prior to these situations. Also it keeps me up at night frequently and screws me up more the next day. Not sure if there is a way to treat this but it makes it hard for me to work when im claming up from anxiety all the time if feel like a fool.
Wed, 16 Apr 2014
Hi,
I read you query and can understand the trouble that you are facing. Going by what you have mentioned, you have social anxiety and can be more than that in form of generalised anxiety disorder. However, the good news is that your condition is amenable to treatment. I would recommend you to visit a psychiatrist at the earliest. Had I been your psychiatrist, I would have offered you combination treatment in form of medications with behavior therapy. The initial choice of medications would be from one of the SSRIs like sertraline. Behavior therapy would include relaxation training and strategies to overcome situation specific anxiety for which regular weekly sessions would be required.
Hope this information was useful. Best wishes.
I read you query and can understand the trouble that you are facing. Going by what you have mentioned, you have social anxiety and can be more than that in form of generalised anxiety disorder. However, the good news is that your condition is amenable to treatment. I would recommend you to visit a psychiatrist at the earliest. Had I been your psychiatrist, I would have offered you combination treatment in form of medications with behavior therapy. The initial choice of medications would be from one of the SSRIs like sertraline. Behavior therapy would include relaxation training and strategies to overcome situation specific anxiety for which regular weekly sessions would be required.
Hope this information was useful. Best wishes.
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