{"id":16368,"date":"2023-08-10T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agilusdiagnostics.com\/blogs\/anxiety-causes-treatment-and-test\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T07:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T07:14:25","slug":"anxiety-causes-treatment-and-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agilusdiagnostics.com\/blogs\/anxiety-causes-treatment-and-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety: Causes, Treatment, and Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anxiety is primarily a form of mental condition where you get feelings of worry and fear for a situation you face. You may get anxious when to have to sit for an exam, before a job interview, or when having a medical test done. Sometimes anxiety proves good as it motivates you to do better and does not interfere with your routine life. Anxiety is a normal feeling which appears and disappears. But it can be a problem when <\/span><strong>anxiety symptoms<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> become unmanageable and starts affecting your regular life and when this happens, it is called anxiety disorder.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Anxiety Disorder?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In anxiety disorder, the feeling of worry and fear becomes intense and occurs in almost all of the situations of your regular life. This affects your everyday work, and it becomes tough to control this feeling. You resist performing certain activities or even going to some places in order to escape the anxious feeling. You experience anxiety when your anxious feeling disables you from functioning normally, you overreact in some situations, or your response is out of your control.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Causes of Anxiety disorder<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The definite <\/span><strong>anxiety cause<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is yet not known. However, it is considered that a blend of factors is responsible for the disorder. They are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemicals of the brain like noradrenaline and serotonin are responsible for balancing and controlling mood. An imbalance in these chemicals can cause the disorder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addiction to certain drugs and alcohol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncontrollable activity in the zone of the brain that is responsible for your behavior and mood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also considered to be a genetic disorder. So you may inherit the gene from your relative suffering from the same condition. In fact, your chances of contracting the disorder increase to a greater extent if you have a relative with anxiety disorder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may also happen to get anxiety disorder if you are suffering from any long-term painful medical condition like arthritis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a history of any distressing or hurtful experiences like child abuse, drug abuse, or domestic violence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms of Anxiety disorder<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The common symptoms of anxiety disorder are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyperventilation, i.e., patient breathing at a faster pace. This is an <\/span><strong>anxiety-breathing<\/strong> <strong>problem.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weakness and tiredness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty with sleeping<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A feeling of restlessness, tension, and nervousness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweating<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiencing an increase in heart rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trembling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difficulty in focusing and instead thinking about the same worrisome situation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually preferring to restrain from the situations that aggravate the emotions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May have gastrointestinal disorders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a feeling of forthcoming panic, difficulty, or disaster<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Anxiety causes <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a feeling of unmanageable worry<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diagnosis for Anxiety Disorder<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any single diagnostic test can not confirm the disorder. Diagnosis of anxiety disorder is an extensive process that involves testing your mental health, psychological questioning, and physical examination.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may have anxiety even due to some underlying medical disorder. So healthcare providers prefer doing some physical examinations like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.srlworld.com\/test\/gurugram\/100000207\/urinalysis-urine-r-m-routine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urine tests<\/a> and blood tests. These tests will help in finding out if there is any medical condition that is responsible for the symptoms of anxiety that you are going through. If any underlying medical condition is diagnosed, then it can be treated accordingly, and eventually, anxiety will be managed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many anxiety tests and scales that are used by healthcare providers to diagnose the level of anxiety disorder.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><strong>What if, on physical examination, no underlying medical condition is diagnosed?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When this situation arises, the doctor refers the patient to a psychologist or a psychiatrist, as they are experts in diagnosing and accordingly treating the mental health illness. For diagnosis, these professionals take the help of specifically developed questionnaires and assessment tools. There are certain criteria based on which the healthcare providers confirm the disorder like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussing the <\/span><strong>anxiety symptoms<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that restrain your daily activity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the symptoms, like the intensity of the symptoms and their duration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The behavior and habit are monitored by the professionals.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare providers also need to refer to a standard manual that is Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM5); it s specially designed for mental health diagnosis. DSM5 is the publicity of the American Psychiatric Association.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Aslo Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/srlworld.com\/blogs\/depression-stages-types-symptoms-causes-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Depression &#8211; Stages, Types, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment for Anxiety Disorder<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><strong>Anxiety treatments <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are majorly two important treatments; they are Psychotherapy and Medications; the combination of these two treatments works best for curing anxiety.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><strong>Medications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different types of medicines are used to treat the symptoms based on the type of anxiety disorder the patient is suffering from. Medicines will not help to cure anxiety but will help to improve the symptoms and improve the functioning ability of the patient. The medicines that are prescribed are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti-anxiety medicines are prescribed, like buspirone and benzodiazepines. These drugs help to decrease your anxiety and feeling of worry.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antidepressants can also be prescribed for<\/span><strong> anxiety treatment<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These medicines help in uplifting your mood and reduce your stressful thoughts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some other types of medicines, like beta-blockers or sedatives, are also prescribed by doctors in some specific cases. However, these drugs should be used for the long term.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is always advisable to consult your doctor about the side effects, risks, and benefits of the medicines before you start the course. Also, it is very important to take these medicines as per the doctor&rsquo;s directives, and the dose should be changed without consulting your doctor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><strong>Psychotherapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its other name is psychological counseling or talk therapy. Here the professional talks to the patient about the<\/span><strong> anxiety disorder symptoms<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and helps in reducing these symptoms. This is one of the most beneficial treatments for anxiety. There are various approaches for the therapy, they are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><strong>Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the most commonly used psychotherapy in the treatment of anxiety disorder. In this therapy, the patient is taught to identify the behavioral pattern that is aggravating the symptoms. Once this is identified, the patient can work on it and help reduce the symptoms of anxiety disorder. Thus, can eventually get back to their routine activities and their regular lifestyle.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><strong>Exposure therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this therapy, the patient is eventually exposed to those circumstances and objects that are responsible for aggravating the <\/span><strong>anxiety disorder symptoms<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By doing this, the patient will gradually develop confidence towards these circumstances and objects. Thus, the patient will learn to manage the symptoms of anxiety disorder. Some exercises and imagery can also be utilized by professionals in addition to exposure therapy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thus, anxiety is a normal feeling until it is manageable, but as it gets out of control and persists for longer than normal, then it becomes a disorder. However, there is no need to worry much if anyone develops anxiety disorder as you can always take the help of trained professionals who specialize in the treatment of mental conditions like anxiety disorder. These professionals also help you to find the best treatment plan for you based on your <\/span><strong>anxiety symptoms.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #2e2e2e;\"><strong>Agilus Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Fortis Healthcare Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anxiety is primarily a form of mental condition where you get feelings of worry and fear for a situation you face. 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