A 41-year-old member asked:
what to do if i have social and health anxiety how can i stop it?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
If you have: significant anxiety about interacting with other people & regarding your health & what ever you have tried to date - hasn't worked then consider getting professional help. Cognitive behavioral therapy can be especially helpful.
Answered on May 8, 2014
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Not very much info: here. Have you used SSRI's or tried cognitive behavioral therapy before a trial of Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants (NaSSAs)?
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