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Anxiety, made worse by emotional stress
Anxiety, made worse by emotional stress
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have eye floaters and high myopia. Due to some emotional issues in family I get stress and anxiety often. And I have heard that it make eye floaters worse or any other eye related problems. Is that true?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Do anxiety, stress, and depression really cause physical symptoms? I'm consistently fatigued, sleepy, and emotional. I have a really hard time staying awake at my desk job. I was diagnosed with Pcos, hypoglycemic episodes, thalassemia minor, and costochon
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A 47-year old asked:
Can high anxiety, high stress, and emotional disturbance cause symptoms of asbergers/autism?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Period due in 5 days but I'm not having any pms symptoms. I've been experiencing emotional stress, worrying crying and anxiety. Why no pms?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Being under emotional stress and anxiety could elevate the wbc?Mine was 13400 with 10500 neutrophils.Hyperthension meds could also elevate the wbc?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Can stress, anxiety, and elevated heart rate from emotional confrontations cause hems to develop and or rupture? Also, does elev. Hrt rate increase bp?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I read adrenaline can cause sudden cardiac arrest during physical activity. How do you know if your workout is safe? And, can emotional stress cause sudden cardiac arrest? I struggle with anxiety and am worried about this.
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A member asked:
Can palpitations resulting from stress and emotional anxiety result in sudden cardiac arrest? How do relaxants such as xanax (alprazolam) and lexaurin help?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing memory problems (quality: difficulty remember distant past events) , blackouts, impulsive or reckless behavior, feeling anxious (worsened by: psychological stress) , emotional problems (quality: detachment) , feeling depressed (quality:
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing sore throat, feeling anxious (worsened by: emotional stress) , chest pain or discomfort (worsened by: taking deep breaths, press...
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling anxious (worsened by: psychological stress) , rapid heart rate (worsened by: psychological stress) , shaking hands or tremor, difficulty concentrating, agitation (severity: moderate) , loss of temper, emotional problems (quality
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A 23-year old female asked:
Prolonged emotional stress makes my PVCs worse and stronger and also pain in my left lower jaw near chin, arm. 3 years heart FULLY tests and fine. Why?
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A member asked:
What would a diagnosis be for someone who has tremors/shakes that are made worse by anxiety, exercise and stress?
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A 21-year old male asked:
My anxiety has got much worse recently and I now get butterflies in my stomach feeling it is feels like a sinking feeling I get when I'm really worried is this from the anxiety/stress or a different issue it started last week when my anxiety got bad?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Why does stress/anxiety make pain worse?
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A female asked:
I'm seeing faces and mild hallucinations every where. Worse when I worry more about it. Under high stress and anxiety. Can stress cause this?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I'm 22. Had anxiety since I was 5. Progressively got worse. Now have health anxiety for 10 years or so. Very intense stress. Will this kill me soon?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I got 2 hours of sleep, stressed out from losing a family member. took half of my normal dose ativan (lorazepam) around 3am. Does no sleep make anxiety worse? Can I take more ativan (lorazepam)? Normal dose is .5 2x a day
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A 39-year old female asked:
I feel stressed, angry and anxious all the time. Social anxiety is getting worse.
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can stress and anxiety cause anypain or endometriosis pain to go worse ? Like can it be psychological an am making it worse ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I am going through a tuff phase and experience high level of stress anxiety and heart palpitations. Situation getting worse what to do.
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A 27-year old male asked:
How do I prevent life stress and anxiety from affecting my asthma? I can't escape the stress right now i'm involved with a lawsuit. Asthma worsening.
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A 26-year old female asked:
I am stressed, extreamly unfocused and constantly forgetful. I'm 26, a history of anxiety and mother of 2. Unfocused ness worse after sweet baby #2!
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A 23-year old female asked:
How could anxiety/stress cause severe lightheadedness for 7 weeks? Worsening when moving around e.g grocery shopping.?
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A 20-year old male asked:
If I have gastritis and the stress of possibly getting sick makes me feel worse. Would anti anxiety medication help at all?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Why is my anxiety and stress making my seborreic dermatitis in my eyebrows worse ?I can't take it anymore is there any medicine I can take for anxiety
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can stress/anxiety make GERD/acid reflux worse? Dr. thinks I have GERD. I've had anxiety lately and the GERD seems to be worse with anxiety.
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A 17-year old male asked:
I know that a Kinetic/intention tremor can be made worse by stress & anxiety but can stress & anxiety directly cause a intention/kinetic tremor? I'm not talking about an essential tremor. Thanks :)
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have a high stress. I get panic and anxiety attacks and i just cant sleep for days on end. It's hindered my work ethics gradually getting worse ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Digestive issues, on going for months, made worse by stress and anxiety. Pressure, cramping, feel like I have to go when I don't or can't hold it. ?
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