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 […]
What Happens If I Don’t Treat My Anxiety? Can It Get Worse?
Healthy anxiety usually goes away on its own. Healthy anxiety is experienced by everyone, and is usually triggered by stressors. The good news is that healthy anxiety usually goes away on its own, when the stressor lifts. Anxiety disorders are different, as they are chronic, affects your functioning, and does not go away on their […]
What Can I Do to Stop Being a Hypochondriac?
A hypochondriac has persistent beliefs that they are ill. Having hypochondria, or health anxiety, makes you worry constantly that your symptoms could be a sign of some serious medical illness, and you are constantly checking your symptoms and scouring the internet for any information on your possible condition. You may even doctor-shop and have multiple […]
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