Anxiety is a common mental and psychological disease, mainly manifested as excessive worry, increased alertness, irritability, fear, and restlessness.
pictures are from the Internet, and there are many types of anxiety disorders. Each type of anxiety disorder has different treatment plans, and the medicines taken for anxiety disorders are also different.
1. According to the clinical manifestations of the patient, anxiety is often divided into: generalized anxiety disorder and acute anxiety disorder
1) generalized anxiety : In the absence of obvious causes, patients often feel overly worried, nervous and afraid, but nervous and afraid often have no clear object and content.
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In addition, patients often have physical symptoms such as dizziness, chest tightness, , palpitations, shortness of breath, dry mouth, frequent urination, urgency, sweating, tremor, and other physical symptoms. This anxiety usually lasts for several months.
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2) Acute anxiety attack (also known as acute panic attack): In a normal daily life environment, when there is no fearful situation, the patient suddenly has extreme fear and tension, accompanied by a sense of near-death or out of control;
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also has obvious autonomic nervous system symptoms, such as chest tightness, palpitations, difficulty breathing, sweating, and trembling throughout the body, which usually lasts for several minutes to several hours. Notice! This type of anxiety appears to be epiphany.
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2. According to the severity of the condition, anxiety can be divided into: mild anxiety, moderate anxiety and severe anxiety
1) Mild anxiety (anxiety reaction): Most of them are physiological anxiety, often caused by major events in life, such as exams, interviews, promotions for professional titles, job changes, etc. Sometimes it can be relieved after self-adjustment.
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2) Moderate anxiety (over-anxiety): patients are often overly worried, anxious, nervous, panicked, afraid or fearful, and repeatedly present an ominous premonition. Often, others are comforted without effect. At this time, psychological treatment and drug treatment may be combined to fight anxiety together.
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3) Severe anxiety (anxiety disorder): It is pathological anxiety, such as the acute attack of panic disorder , or anxiety seriously damages normal work and life. According to the specific situation, you can choose to be hospitalized in a comprehensive system for treatment.
Different types of anxiety disorders have different medication treatment plans. After patients develop anxiety symptoms and cannot relieve self-adjustment, they should go to a psychiatric hospital as soon as possible to clarify the type of anxiety and take corresponding treatment.
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3. Which medicine is the best and fastest to take for anxiety? In fact, the drugs for treating anxiety disorders mainly include:
1) benzodiazepines: This type of drug has strong anti-anxiety effect, fast onset and small side effects. Short-term use can be considered for patients with acute anxiety, and can be used intermittently for patients with mild symptoms.
Commonly used drugs include alprazolam, clonazepam, etc. Note that long-term use of such drugs may occur with dependency and withdrawal reactions .
popular science map, the specific medication should be followed by the doctor's instructions) Selective 5-HT agonists: such as buspirone, etc. This type of drug is effective for generalized anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders. Although it takes a slow effect, it does not have obvious side effects such as sedation, drowsiness, weight gain, etc., and there is no dependence, and there will be no withdrawal reaction after stopping the medication.
science popularization picture, the specific medication must be followed by the doctor's advice) Antidepressants: For example, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, 5-hydroxytryptamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and other antidepressants also have certain anti-anxiety effects. Commonly used drugs include paroxetine , venlafaxine , deloxetine , etc.
science popularization picture, the specific medication must be followed by the doctor's advice) β-blocker: For patients with prominent autonomic neurological symptoms, especially those with obvious cardiovascular symptoms such as palpitations and , this type of drug can be used to assist treatment, including propranolol and atenolol .
When taking medicine, please pay attention to strictly follow the doctor's instructions and do not use the medicine without authorization to prevent adverse conditions.
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Of course, in addition to drug treatment, patients also need to receive psychological treatment, including health education and cognitive behavioral treatment, which can help patients shorten the treatment time.
Daily learn self-emotional regulation, talk to relatives and friends more, and perform physical exercise or outdoor activities appropriately, which can also help relieve bad emotions, avoid anxiety attacks, and promote disease recovery.
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Generally speaking, the treatment effect is good, the patient's recovery speed, the length of the treatment cycle, and is affected by various factors such as constitution, condition, intervention measures, so there is no so-called "what medicine is the best and the best is the fastest".
recommends that patients actively consult a doctor, determine the most suitable plan under the guidance of the doctor, and conduct standardized treatment in order to achieve the best treatment effect and to avoid various adverse conditions to the greatest extent.
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