The doctor told about the non-obvious symptoms of anxiety

Sometimes the symptoms of anxiety can be confused with manifestations of diseases of the heart or gastrointestinal tract (gastrointestinal tract). This was announced by Faride Veliyeva, a doctor of ultrasound diagnostics at SM Clinic, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru».

"The mental symptoms of pathological anxiety are panic attacks, agitation, inability to relax, irritability, being on the verge of a breakdown, memory impairment, asthenia, tachycardia, a feeling of compression, compression or pain in the chest, a lump in the throat, increased blood pressure, a feeling of lack of air, nausea, diarrhea, pallor or redness of the skin, goose bumps skin, impaired libido or erection," the specialist warned.

Anxiety can also be associated with diseases of the digestive system, such as irritable bowel syndrome, peptic ulcer and Crohn's disease.

"Symptoms of an anxiety disorder from the gastrointestinal tract are: nausea, vomiting (occurring against a background of excitement, without connection with food), abdominal pain (wandering, cramps, increases with stress), diarrhea, constipation (often under stress, without blood / mucus), heartburn, bloating (appear with anxiety, do not depending on diet), irritable bowel syndrome, loss of appetite, compulsive overeating and related symptoms (lump in throat, rapid breathing, fear)," Veliyeva said.

The doctor also recalled that modern medicine makes it possible to distinguish anxiety from other diseases when diagnosing it.

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