Hello I’m Dr. Carlo Carandang, and I’m a psychiatrist. Today, I will answer a question about: What is the best antidepressant for hypochondria? The answer is: unfortunately, there are no medications that help for hypochondria. Hypochondria, also known as health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder, is the fear of having a serious medical condition despite […]
How much propranolol to take for stage fright?
A viewer of AnxietyBoss messaged me about this question: When I give a talk to my co-workers, my chest gets tight, my heart races and pounds, my voice shakes, my knees tremble, my face turns beet red, and I get butterflies in my stomach. Just wondering what is the optimal dose of propranolol for stage […]
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How To Take Zoloft For Social Anxiety Disorder
Hello I’m Dr. Carlo with AnxietyBoss.com. I’m going to answer the following question today: how do you take Zoloft for social anxiety disorder? This question came from a viewer who repeatedly emailed me about a question that he should have asked his doctor, but I decided to make a video about it because it is […]
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Do SSRIs Affect GABA Levels For Anxiety?
Hello I’m Dr. Carlo with AnxietyBoss.com, and I’m here to answer your questions about anxiety. A viewer asked the following question: do SSRIs affect GABA levels for anxiety? Okay, so I’ll answer this question. GABA is a neurotransmitter in the brain which is important for the development and the treatment of anxiety. GABA is a […]
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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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How SNRIs Work
Hello, I’m Dr. Carlo Carandang, and I’m a psychiatrist. Today, I will talk about how SNRIs work. SNRIs are also known as serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and are antidepressants used to treat anxiety disorders and depression. So here is a diagram of two neurons connecting with one another. They connect to one another via the space called […]
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