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Many doctors i consult have diagnosed me with anxiety disorder my symptoms are life crashing, stressful and feels close to death is this dangerous? i also av an irregular heartbeat help me please.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

You need: You need to work with a good therapist. Consider cognitive behavioral therapy. take care.

Answered 5/22/2017

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety: Consult your PCP to check for the source of your irregular heart beats, and to refer you to a mental health professional for Cognitive therapy to treat your anxiety.

Answered 5/12/2016

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Therapy?: Have you yet tried any form of psychotherapy? Typically, the optimal combination of things to treat emotional issues such as anxiety or depression is medication (which, on your best day, is supposed to take the edge off symptoms) but the real gruntwork takes place in psychotherapist's consulting room.

Answered 10/25/2015

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Well, first pay: attention to your heart, and then to the panic attack sx's. Treating either would help the other, so you'll need to consult with both a cardiologist and psychologist. Here's the psychology part: http://www.psychologyproductsandservices.com/page2.html Learn to practice daily calming skills--yoga, meditation, healthy eating, mindfulness. Go to groups that support sane living...

Answered 11/1/2015

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Anxiety: Are you getting professional treatment from a Cardiologist for your irregular heartbeat? Have you discussed whether this could be causing your symptoms? Are you panicking when you feel the irregular heartbeat? If your panic is because of the condition then it would be good to consult with a Clinical Psychologist to learn coping mechanisms for this reaction. Medication could also help.

Answered 10/24/2017

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