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Anxiety disorder is characterized by intense feelings of anxiety, panic, worry, and fear and is usually a reaction to stress. A variety of different anxiety disorders exist, for example, agoraphobia, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias and anxiety due to a medical condition.
Symptoms of the anxiety disorders include fatigue, sweating, rapid breathing, muscle weakness, rapid heart rate, gastrointestinal problems, and irritability.
Treatment of anxiety usually involves some form of cognitive behavioral therapy and may also utilize medication. Commonly prescribed drug classes used to treat anxiety include antidepressants, tricyclic and other cyclic antidepressants, anxiolytics non-benzodiazepines, anticonvulsants SV2A inhibitors, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SSRIs), and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SNRIs).
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