What are the symptoms of general anxiety disorder and how is it treated?

Talk;behavior change: Gen. Anx. Disorder manifests in excessive fear in many circumstances. We all are anxious at times, it can keep us alive, but when it is triggered too easily we may have gad. Discussing your fears with a clinical psychologist who may also teach you some behavioral techniques like the relaxation response, guided imagery, etc. To dampen your fight flight response can be enormously helpful.

Generalized Anxiety: People with gad can’t seem to get rid of their concerns, even though they usually realize that their anxiety is more intense than the situation warrants. They can’t relax, startle easily, and have difficulty concentrating. Often they have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Physical symptoms that often accompany the anxiety include fatigue, headaches, muscle tension, muscle aches, difficultyswallowing, irritability, trembling, twitching, nausea, lightheadedness, sweating, shortness of breath, hot flashes, and frequent need to use the bathroom.Treatments include psychotherapy, relaxation exercises, learning how to do abdominal breathing, antidepressants that also serve as an antianxiety agents, Buspirone which is approved for generalized anxiety disorder, and benzodiazepines which are generally used short term due to abuse and addiction potential.Please reference the national institute of mental health at www.Nimh.Nih.Gov reference their article on gad.

Here are symptoms: Of GAD http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/generalized-anxiety-disorder/basics/symptoms/CON-20024562 treatment = combination psychotherapy and medication.

GAD: People with GAD may be experience constant, out of control worrying. This can be expressed by the body in the form of fatigue, lightheadedness, insomnia, frequent urination, abdominal pain, lump in throat, shortness of breath, headaches and muscle tension (especially upper back & neck). There can ^'ed irritability & v'ed concentration. GAD can be treated with psychotropic meds, Cognitive behavior.