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Stress and anxiety are largely a result of mental or emotional distress, causing feelings such as apprehension, fear, frustration, and anger....
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All of the little things we do to help ourselves gradually allow us to feel and do better.
If you are prone to anxiety, be attentive to how...
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This is a topic I have wanted to touch on for a long time. There are so many people that deal with this fear on a day to day basis. Unable to...
Inderal, a beta-blocker commonly prescribed to control physical symptoms of anxiety, is generally considered to be a safe drug and is tolerated...
Tenormin (known generically as atenolol) is a beta blocker often used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety. Beta blockers are quite...
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One person immediately runs up to the...
Serotonin is the neurotransmitter most linked to mood disorders like depression, but scientific evidence showing the role it plays is surprisingly...
According to a study by Sonya Deschênes of Concordia University and colleagues at Ryerson University in Toronto, and published in Cognitive...
Although it seems improbable, Robert S. Wilson, Ph.D., of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and his colleagues say that they found a...
By now, everyone knows that exercise improves health on many levels--including mental health as well as physical health. There have been a number...
Around 40 million American adults suffer from some kind of anxiety disorder. While there are effective therapies and medications that make it...
All of the little things we do to help ourselves gradually allow us to feel and do better.
If you are prone to anxiety, be attentive to how...
Why is Celexa prescribed?
Celxa or Citalopram, is used to treat depression. Citalopram is in a class of antidepressants (mood elevators)...
We may use them interchangeably, and they certainly go hand in hand, but stress and anxiety are not exactly one in the same. Yes, both can cause...
The neurotransmitter serotonin has long been implicated in mood and other psychiatric disorders, and people looking to improve their mental health...
An Australian study says the answer is yes - a bad job may actually be more stressful than being unemployed. A look at data collected from 7,155...
We all know some people are better listeners than others. Excellent listeners give their full attention to whoever is talking. Those who are not...
The good news for anyone suffering from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is that there are a number of effective treatment options available....
Effexor is an antidepressant that has been on the market since 1993. It is a member of the SNRI class of antidepressants (serotonin-norepinephrine...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (ODC) is, as its name implies, characterized by a combination of obsessions and compulsions. Most of us know at...
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter in the brain plays a role in mood and anxiety disorders. The most common antidepressants, selective serotonin...
Sinequan, an antidepressant marketed by Pfizer and known generically as doxepin, is most often used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, and...
Serax, known generically as oxazepam, is a member of the class of medications called benzodiazepines. It is prescribed to relieve symptoms of...
Seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic drug approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but it is increasingly being prescribed off-label...
Neurontin, generically known as gabapentin, is an anticonvulsant drug approved by the FDA to treat certain types of seizures in epileptics...
Anxiety can be so overwhelming that it is easy to forget that there are things you can actively do to combat it. One simple technique that many...
No one is a complete stranger to anxiety. We all have times when we feel worried or fearful--sometimes extremely so. Feeling anxious now and then...
