Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder remains the most prevalent psychiatric disorder. Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder include a sense of unease, dread or foreboding along with excessive, unrealistic worry. Other common complaints of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder include the feeling of muscle tension, impaired concentration, insomnia and restlessness.

Complicating the diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder are irritability, sweating, trembling, headache and gastrointestinal issues. Many individuals seek care for these non-specific somatic symptoms rather than their unrecognized anxiety issues. As a result, they may undergo medical evaluation and receive therapy for their presenting complaints rather than the true underlying causative psychiatric condition.

Further compounding the problem with diagnosis, most of those with Generalized Anxiety Disorder also suffer with a number of other psychiatric maladies ranging from panic attacks to depression and social anxiety disorder. The presence of somatic issues and other psychiatric disorders complicates timely diagnosis and appropriate therapy.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder attacks women twice as frequently as men. Symptoms tend to begin in men in their early 20s while the onset tends to be delayed in women until their late 20s. Another smaller peak occurs in older individuals. African Americans appear more likely to suffer from depression when compared to Caucasians.

Treatment may include cognitive behavioral therapy or more customarily an SSRI or SNRI. While the benzodiazepines effectively mute symptoms, these drugs including Xanax, Ativan and Klonipin currently are out of favor with the government and professional organizations. In spite of this patients and doctors alike often favor drugs commonly referred to as “benzos.”
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Totally agree with you. I have dealt with anxiety and depression for about 40 years. It's terrible trying to find a good physician.

Lana-ximc
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The way my anxiety disorder comes out is like this.

I am sitting in a situation that should be relaxing, a day off, road trip with my family, a nice dinner with my wife or even being at work sometimes. And I cannot help but feel as though something bad is going to happen or that I forgot something or some other nagging feeling. Everything is okay, I should be relaxed, but I am sitting there constantly worried about nothing in particular.

OuterHeaven
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Really enjoyed this video, you are very honest very genuine person with a lot of empathy for sufferers of this condition.

RGnBB
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Some of it comes from the stress of chronic child abuse.
The person develops learned helplessness, and other problems.

LisaRichards_
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Wow..great listening to someone with life-experience, combined with an in-depth medical Knowledge and speaking without a "script!" Many thanks..

fatfrreddy
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I take Buspar 3 times a day and it's helped tremendously keeping the constant anxiety, and intrusive unwarranted thoughts. I also have Xanax for panic disorder. I am very careful with it, though, because of how addictive it is. Between these 2 drugs, eating well, sleeping well and exercise I'm doing much, much better.

irishman
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I love your videos Dr Landow as you totally explain the disorder and treatments for it. I find them very educational!

stevestarr
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He gives a globe-shaped view and thus he is a brilliant doctor and teacher. Very well organized speach (a cappella)!!! BIG BRAVO and THANK YOU!!!

spyroskaroympalis
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Wow! Such a comprehensive video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom!!!

nveras
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Crazy thing is, your videos, hearing you speak or something, calms my anxiety, so please keep the amazing videos coming, wish u were my Doctor.

michelletoni
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Please make a video on irritable bowel syndrome and Antidepressants antipsychotic use

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such an amazing video! It is a lifelong journey, but it can be helped. Glad I found your channel.

DavidLombardo
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God bless you Dr Landow, your descriptions were and are the best on youtube, in depth and in mastery over the materials

forgetfulfunctor
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You have unbelievable knowledge and can really have the knack in conveying that. I wish my GP's and Psychiatrists were like you. I had to find all that knowledge after years of GAD and MDD doctors and meds trials. I am functioning but can't work due to those conditions. Thanks for all your wisdom, it helps alot.👍😎🇦🇺

DonzLockz
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Social Anxiety particulary ruined my life and left me disabled, and proceeded the depression and anhedonia the doc mentions here. Unfortunately my country refuses anxiolytics as longterm treatment, despite my never having had substance abuse issues, which in my opinion is an overly cautious sentiment and the addictive nature of benzodiazepines is highly overestimated (imo)

tpl
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Usually I have anxiety at night, fearing that I won't get a good night's sleep because of the previous night.

shannon
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That's my whole life..my childhood was awful..adulthood no better..I have done everything to stop the pain ..I just need to live for me ..and live alone ..That's when I am at my best

sbbrackelmanns
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Been on nearly every SSRI, benzo and SNRI on the book, ultimately Adderall is what helped my anxiety. It helped quiet my mind and get things together. Been on it many years and was very reluctant to take any stimulants knowing my anxiety history..but it really has helped so much. I also work out and eat well. I took Seroquel once for anxiety and it was by far the worst experience of my life. I know some people have success from different meds but it was truly terrifying. Great video. Thank you!

strongalex
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I've been dealing with GAD and panic disorder for 12 years... it literally makes life so difficult... I cant go into big open public areas/ restaurants/stores without freaking the f**k out.... really really bad. So I started drinking before social events/ restaurants/churches/airport to relieve the panics and it always helps.. i forgot to drink and went to a myseum and had a really bad episode a couple weeks ago and my sister noticed.... she set me up with a doctor and i was diagnoses, im 3 days into treatment... I take escitalopram/lexapro daily and I take knolopin for the bad panic attacks... im hopeful to get better.... good luck everyone who struggles

Gmane
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I’ve had it since I was 14, I’m now 27.
I was able to cope for about 6 years but now I am housebound with agoraphobia :’(

Kingboo