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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety And Depression

I think i may have anxiety.
My friend saw that i was acted different and she suffers with depression and she thinks i have anxiety.
Heres some of the things i suffer with that i have read can be possible symptoms.

-I often feel really dizzy and like i will faint. and bad head aches and tummy aches
- I am tired even if i get quite a but of sleep
-I find it hard to relax and fall asleep. If i do i often wake up in the night.
- I often find it hard to concentrate
- WHen i do sleep i often have nightmares.
-I focus a lot on the bad points in my life.
- I have a lot of fear and feel fearful for reasons i can not name.
- I had diarrhoea for a short while but don't anymore and i sweat a lot
- I have suffered with a dry mouth for a while now.
- WHen something bad happens i will spend ages thinking about it.
- I have short breaths and i feel like choking or like i have a bubble in my throat.
- My muscles are often tense or aching.
- My heart will sometimes speed up for no reason

Does it sound like a possibility or do in have someyhing else or am i fine? because i don't want anything to change between my mum and i and things are often awkward between us so i thought i could ask anonymously first.
Wed, 12 Nov 2014
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Hello
Thanks for asking

Symptoms you have mentioned like feeling of dizziness, fear that you will faints, poor concentration, tiredness, negative thoughts, you look more on negative aspects of life, sweating, aches in muscles and pounding heart or palpitations are most likely due to mild depression or anxiety. If these symptoms are persisting and cause significant impairment in functioning then you should discuss these symptoms with your mother and consult a good psychiatrist.

As it is in mild grades then Relaxation exercises like Progressive Muscles Relaxation Exercises, Breathing Exercises will help in relieving the symptoms in stages of anxiety. Behavior therapy also result in improvement.

Medicines like Propranolol result in decrease in symptoms like anxiety, palpitations, sweating and have good results. The drug can be used in sos basis also. If still condition doesnt improve then SSRIs are used in treatment.

Thanks, hope this helps you.
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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety And Depression

Hello Thanks for asking Symptoms you have mentioned like feeling of dizziness, fear that you will faints, poor concentration, tiredness, negative thoughts, you look more on negative aspects of life, sweating, aches in muscles and pounding heart or palpitations are most likely due to mild depression or anxiety. If these symptoms are persisting and cause significant impairment in functioning then you should discuss these symptoms with your mother and consult a good psychiatrist. As it is in mild grades then Relaxation exercises like Progressive Muscles Relaxation Exercises, Breathing Exercises will help in relieving the symptoms in stages of anxiety. Behavior therapy also result in improvement. Medicines like Propranolol result in decrease in symptoms like anxiety, palpitations, sweating and have good results. The drug can be used in sos basis also. If still condition doesnt improve then SSRIs are used in treatment. Thanks, hope this helps you.