{"id":742,"date":"2012-06-05T05:31:02","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T09:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/anxiety\/long-term-anxiety-characterized-as-generalized-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2012-06-05T05:31:02","modified_gmt":"2012-06-05T09:31:02","slug":"long-term-anxiety-characterized-as-generalized-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/anxiety\/long-term-anxiety-characterized-as-generalized-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Term Anxiety Characterized as Generalized Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:left;margin-right:10px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"69\" width=\"53\" src=\"http:\/\/widgets.fbshare.me\/files\/fbshare.php?url=http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/anxiety\/long-term-anxiety-characterized-as-generalized-anxiety\/&title=Long Term Anxiety Characterized as Generalized Anxiety\n&size=large\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div><div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"FlirtingFitness\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/anxiety\/long-term-anxiety-characterized-as-generalized-anxiety\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by long-term anxiety, excessive worry, and tension, &#101;&#118;&#101;&#110; though there appears to &#98;&#101; no reason to feel this way. This disorder affects about 6.8 million American adults (and twice &#97;&#115; &#109;&#97;&#110;&#121; women &#97;&#115; men).  The disorder &#117;&#115;&#117;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#121; develops gradually. It &#99;&#97;&#110; start &#97;&#116; any age but &#116;&#104;&#101; highest-risk years are between childhood and middle age, a &#114;&#97;&#116;&#104;&#101;&#114; large time span. Evidence shows that genes play a modest role in GAD.<br \/>\nThose who suffer &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; GAD &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#103;&#111; through &#116;&#104;&#101; &#100;&#97;&#121; feeling worried and aprehensive. They often anticipate disaster in &#101;&#118;&#101;&#110; minor situations and are &#117;&#115;&#117;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#121; overly concerned about various issues such &#97;&#115; health, money, family problems, &#111;&#114; difficulties &#97;&#116; work. It may &#101;&#118;&#101;&#110; &#98;&#101; &#104;&#97;&#114;&#100; getting started in &#116;&#104;&#101; morning &#98;&#101;&#99;&#97;&#117;&#115;&#101; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; thought &#111;&#102; &#119;&#104;&#97;&#116; lies ahead &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101;&#109; for &#116;&#104;&#101; day. <\/p>\n<p>If you find you have been over-worrying about &#109;&#97;&#110;&#121; every-day problems for &#97;&#116; least 6 months, you may &#98;&#101; diagnosed with GAD. Although you may realize that &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; concerns are exaggerated, &#116;&#104;&#101; &#112;&#114;&#111;&#98;&#108;&#101;&#109; &#115;&#116;&#105;&#108;&#108; persists. Not being able to relaxe, startling easily, having difficulty concentrating are all symptoms &#111;&#102; generalized anxiety disorder. Other problems include having trouble falling asleep &#111;&#114; staying asleep. Physical symptoms that often accompany &#116;&#104;&#101; anxiety include fatigue, headaches, muscle tension, muscle aches, difficulty swallowing, trembling, twitching, irritability, sweating, nausea, lightheadedness, having to &#103;&#111; to &#116;&#104;&#101; bathroom frequently, feeling &#111;&#117;&#116; &#111;&#102; breath, and hot flashes.<\/p>\n<p>The level &#111;&#102; severity &#111;&#102; &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; GAD &#99;&#97;&#110; vary greatly. If you are diagnozed with a mild case, you &#99;&#97;&#110; function socially for &#116;&#104;&#101; &#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; part and hold down a job with little difficulty. If &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; GAD is severe, you &#99;&#97;&#110; find it difficult &#101;&#118;&#101;&#110; to complete &#119;&#104;&#97;&#116; may seem &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; simplest activities.  <\/p>\n<p>GAD is &#117;&#115;&#117;&#97;&#108;&#108;&#121; treated with medications and\/or psychotherapy. You may benefit &#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; a combination &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; two. It may take some trial and error to discover exactly &#119;&#104;&#97;&#116; treatments work best for you.<\/p>\n<p>Medications include antidepressants &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), escitalopram (Lexapro), sertaline (Zoloft), venlafaxine (Effexor) and imipramine (Tofranil); Buspirone (BuSpar); and Benzodiazepines &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; clonazepam (Klonopin), lorazepam (Ativan), diazepam (Valium), chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and alprazolam (Xanax). Benzodiazepines are for &#116;&#104;&#101; &#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; part only used for relieving acute anxiety on a short-term basis (for example, when you are having an attack). However, they have a tendency to &#98;&#101; addictive and some pretty serious side effects &#108;&#105;&#107;&#101; drowsiness, reduced muscle coordination and impaired balance and memory.<\/p>\n<p>Psychotherapy, often referred to &#97;&#115; talk therapy and psychological counseling, deals with trying to work &#111;&#117;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101;  underlying life stresses and concerns that may cause &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; GAD. Once these have been identified, it is possible to and &#109;&#97;&#107;&#101; behavior changes that &#99;&#97;&#110; reduce &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; anxiety. One &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; &#109;&#111;&#115;&#116; recognized types &#111;&#102; psychotherapy is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Basically, short-term cognitive behavioral therapy aims to teach you specific skills that you &#99;&#97;&#110; then &#117;&#115;&#101; to identify negative thoughts and behaviors and substitute &#116;&#104;&#101;&#109; with positive ones. <\/p>\n<p>The &#97;&#98;&#111;&#118;&#101; information about generalized anxiety disorder does not substitute medical advice given by a health professional.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-this\"><a class=\"showform\" href=\"javascript:none('')\" id=\"a\" onclick=\"mosform('');\" title=\"Compartelo con Twitter\">Twitter This<\/a>\n<div id=\"form\" style=\"display:none\">\n<form class=\"formtwit\" id=\"myForm\" action=\"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-this\/post_to_twitter.php\" method=\"get\">\nUsuario: <input class=\"ttinput\" type=\"text\" name=\"usser\" \/>\n Password: <input class=\"ttinput\" type=\"password\" name=\"pass\" \/>\n <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"title\" value=\"\" \/>\n <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"permalink\" value=\"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/health\/anxiety\/long-term-anxiety-characterized-as-generalized-anxiety\/\" \/>\n <input type=\"submit\" value=\"&raquo;\" \/>\n <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"loader\" src=\"http:\/\/flirtingwithfitness.com\/health-beauty\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-this\/ajax-loader.gif\" alt=\"cargando...\" \/>\n <\/form><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long Term Anxiety Characterized as Generalized Anxiety<\/p>\n<p>Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by long-term anxiety, excessive worry, and tension, &#101;&#118;&#101;&#110; though there appears to &#98;&#101; no reason to feel this way. 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