A 39-year-old member asked:
What can cause irritability?
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Irritability: Numerous causes exist, such as: anxiety, alcohol use, anemia, adhd, bipolar do, depression, diabetes, fatigue, fever, thyroid disease, pain, headache, insomnia, ptsd, pms, pregnancy, schizophrenia, borderline personality, stress, autism.
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Dr. Lawrence Smithanswered
Clinical Psychology 32 years experience
Many causes: Occasional irritability is a common human experience. Lasting or frequent irritability is abnormal and can suggest a large number of possible mental disorders (especially a depressive or other mood disorder). Irritability can also stem from irrational beliefs and expectations--these are readily addressed with psychotherapies. If irritability is lasting or frequent please see your doctor.
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