A warm welcome to David Gray, the Founder of wipeoutreflux.com. He talks about how he overcame anxiety to improve his health. I knew things like anxiety and stress couldn’t be the best thing for my body, but I didn’t truly know how much havoc and destruction they can do to a person over time. I myself […]
Social Media Anxiety Disorder (SMAD) and the Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
Is social media creating generations of social recluses? What happened to playing kickball, board games, and tag? For those of you who are over 35 years old, you probably have vivid memories of running around outside with friends, laughing and shouting. However, those of you who are part of the “millennials” generation are probably asking […]
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Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms and the Role of Anxiety
A warm welcome to Dr. Natalie Fleischacker, as a guest author. What are medically unexplained symptoms? It has been known for quite some time that stress/anxiety is not good for our physical wellbeing. However, with advancements in medical and psychological research we have found that anxiety can wreak more havoc than ever previously imagined. Medically […]
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Anxiety at Work: What Do I Do When I Can’t Handle It?
Today, work is challenging enough. You show up to a boss looking over your shoulder. You wonder about your co-workers and whether they are as sincere as they seem. You brave a stressful commute, both to and from work, only to find you forgot today they would be doing performance reviews. One thing most people have […]
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Changing How I Defined Abnormal Helped My Anxiety
Like many of you, just a few short years ago, my life was defined by anxiety. Anxiety had become for me a constant companion. It was there when I woke, followed me through my day, and kept me from going to sleep at night. I had been on high doses of a benzodiazepine for many […]
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How SSRIs and SNRIs Work For Anxiety
Hello I’m Dr. Carlo Carandang and I’m a psychiatrist. Today, I will talk about how SSRIs and SNRIs work for anxiety. SSRIs, also known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and SNRIs, also known as serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, work for anxiety by increasing serotonin in the brain. Specifically SSRIs and SNRIs increase serotonin by acting […]
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Can I Use Benzodiazepines For Anxiety Disorders?
As an online expert in Anxiety Disorders, I get asked this question frequently. Today, I got asked by a pharmacy student about his doctor prescribing him Valium (diazepam) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). First off, let me be clear about benzodiazepines: BENZODIAZEPINES ARE CONTRAINDICATED FOR LONG TERM USE. I get it that benzodiazepines work for […]
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Acceptance Is Not The Way To Relieve Anxiety
I saw an anxiety blog today, where the author was touting the benefits of acceptance in managing anxiety and stress. Unfortunately, this is a rather crude and concrete method, that should only be taught to children. As adults, we need more sophisticated and elegant ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, given that the demands, […]
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Giving Way to Anxiety is About Learning to Deal with Uncertainty
When I previously saw patients who suffered from stress and anxiety, many of them had struggles due to worries and uncertainty about the future. No matter how many medications I prescribed for them, no matter how many relaxation techniques I taught them, they still had debilitating anxiety and stress. As a psychiatrist, I also struggled […]
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How The Neurotransmitter GABA Works For Anxiety In The Brain
Hello, I’m Dr. Carlo Carandang, and I’m a psychiatrist. Today I will talk about how GABA works for anxiety. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). So we know that when you have anxiety, you have overactive fear circuits which are centered on the amygdala. So here is the amygdala, and […]
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