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Can general anxiety disorder cause physical neurological symptoms like muscle twitches ?
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Yes/no: people without anxiety disorders frequently have muscle twitches. So when a person with anxiety disorder have them it is hard to say that the twitches come for the anxiety. however the anxiety focuses on the twitches, so patients with anxiety have more trouble.
Answered 8/27/2014
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Yes: Depending on the severity, general anxiety disorder can cause a variety of "flight or fright responses" manifesting as diarrhea, sweating, muscle twitches, etc.
Answered 9/29/2016
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YEs: General anxiety disorder as you know can be very debilating. But before you write this off as anxiety see your doctor who will likely tell you that muscle twitches can be related to yourproblem
Answered 8/27/2014
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