Anxiolytics And Anxiety

Anxiety Disorders are characterized by many symptoms and often associated with depressive tendencies. Although the majority are produced in a person based off of their genetic material, other influences exist environmentally that can encourage or discourage the severity of the symptoms and prognosis it has on one’s overall well-being. Early diagnosis and a systematic combination of treatments can help reduce the tensions and encourage a more normal life than what was previously experienced by the person with the disorder.

Individuals who experience severe anxiety are unable to complete any tasks or rituals. During years, there have been many therapies that work

Substance/Medication-Induced Anxiety Disorder is one of many substance-induced disorders that mimics a medical or psychological disorder. The main features of substance/medication-induced anxiety disorder are symptoms of panic or anxiety. Panic or anxiety can occur in due being intoxication with substances such as alcohol, caffeine, and cannabis. Also panic or anxiety can occur in due to the withdrawal from alcohol, opioids, and sedatives. Psychological disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, are high in comorbidity with substance use disorders. many individuals with mood disorders turn to substance use to relieve their depressive moods or numb their feelings. It is said that depression is a gateway to substance use.

All antidepressants work in a similar way, though there are various types of antidepressants—often called “families”—that each work a bit differently. They all, however, increase the brain’s concentration of various neurotransmitters. Antidepressants are psychiatric medications given to patients with depressive disorders to alleviate symptoms. They correct chemical imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain which probably cause changes in mood and behavior. Antidepressants may be used for a wide range of psychiatric conditions, including social anxiety disorder, anxiety disorders. Antidepressants were initially developed in the 1950s. Their use has become progressively more common over the last twenty years. Generally speaking, anti­psychotic

Generalized Anxiety Disorder first became an individual disorder in 1980. Woodman stated in her article, “The American Psychiatric Association separated anxiety neurosis into (1) panic disorder, characterized by spontaneous episodes of intense anxiety, and (2) Generalized Anxiety Disorder, a residual category for patients who have chronic, sustained anxiety without panic attacks” (Woodman, 1997). The separation of the two disorders was made at the time because of the responses people had with different medications. According to Woodman, Generalized Anxiety Disorder was finally given an independent status and a set of defined criteria of symptoms in DSM-11-R, with the main symptom of Generalized Anxiety Disorder being excessive worry. It is now known that it is differentiated by more than just different reactions to medicines, but with more systematical studies done, the symptom checklist has been edited to best discriminate between normal and pathological anxiety (Woodman, 1997).

Maria describes instances of panic attacks to which she is prescribed Xanax. Although she describes some anxiety is social events, more information is needed to provide an accurate diagnosis of any anxiety disorder. Also, a further exploration of the use of Xanax, Valium, Redux and alcohol is combination is necessary. Because it is unknown as to when the anxiety attacks started, an argument for Substance/Medication-induced Anxiety Disorder is unfitting. Still, it is argued that if her panic attacks started after the increase use of alcohol or Valium, a diagnosis for Substance/Medication-induced Anxiety Disorder may be

Most drugs used to treat anxiety are called SSRIs, such as Xanax, Valium, and Librium. These drugs are Central Nervous System depressants (“downers”) and are prescribed in low doses to treat anxiety. These drugs slow down the nervous system, so that one’s anxious thoughts cease to exist until the drug begins to wear off. As a anxious person continues to use SSRIs to relieve their anxiety, their brain begins to become dependent on the drug, this can cause the user to go through withdrawal. Withdrawals can increase the anxiety and tension of a person, which in effect, does the exact opposite of what the user

Prescription depressants: Common prescription medications in the depressant category include xanax and klonopin. A person may use either of these medications, along with a variety of others, in order to combat anxiety. When a person, who is prescribed these medications and only takes them as directed by their doctor, uses depressants they will feel calm and not on edge, this is due to the medicines working with chemicals in the brain and inducing a relaxed feeling. “Depressants work with the brain chemical GABA that slows down brain function” (JourneyPure).

Anxiolytics are medications that decrease anxiety while hypnotics promote sleep. Some medications termed benzodiazepines are effective and used predominantly for anxiety but aid sleep due to having sedating properties. Benzodiazepine intended uses are for anxiety (general, panic, anticipatory and anxiety secondary to stress), sleep, side effects of other medications, agitation, alcohol and other sedative/hypnotic withdrawal and muscle spasms. Benzodiazepines include diazepam, lorazepam, clonazepam and alprazolam where all possess addictive properties. Other medications useful in treating anxiety without sedating properties include buspirone and D-cycloserine.

There must be special attention toward the patient's addiction history before these agents are prescribed. An understanding of the toxicity and side effects of benzodiazepines, abuse patterns and alternative anxiolytic and hypnotic agents may help clinicians to be safe from issues of medico legal case.

Certain anxiety producing stimuli begins the reaction on a molecular level. These patients must take prescription medication to normalise their chemical imbalances. The best front on anxiety proves to be through psychotherapy and prescribing sufficient doses of anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication. The amount and duration of attacks over time provide key components in figuring out the most effective treatment. In either case, the patient needs to desire normality for the treatment to take

Through the clinical experience, patients presenting with anxiety can be complex to manage. As a clinician, I believe it is crucial to educate patients on the importance of first finding the root cause of the problem before considering medications. Unfortunately, a patient who was provided a prescription for anxiety never took the medication and she presented with worsening anxiety. Even though there were no new life stressors or lifestyle changes, her condition was difficult to manage, as she was non-compliant in taking her medication.

     Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately 19 million American adults. These disorders fill people's lives

There are also medications which exist to treat anxiety, the leading one being benzodiazepines. Other classes of drugs which are also able to treat anxiety and depressive disorders include anti-depressants, anti – convulsants drugs, and also beta blockers. The brain is a network of neurones which signal across synapses. There are two types of neurotransmitters, excitatory (positive) and inhibitory (negative). Benzodiazepines works by enhancing the actions of inhibitory neurotransmitters which exerts an inhibitory effect on neurones and reduces anxiety in this way.

Just like any other syndrome, the side effects are the ones that causes problems to the patient. One of the major problems that the diagnosed suffer from is visual hallucinations, which leads to anxiety. Anxiety causes the increase in Capgras risk ten times higher. Once a psychiatrist has examined a victim, a 40 years old woman named Mary has claimed that she have given birth to two daughter twins instead of one which is her 9 years old daughter. On some occasions, Mary used to be responsible of getting her from the school, one day she started screaming “ Give me my daughter I know what you’ve done.” From the hallucinations and anxiety and doubt, these problems could be treated in 4 different methods. One of the first treatment that has been