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Diagnosing Anxiety
by Sheila Xu

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When you find you have the symptoms of anxiety and you can't make sure if you've suffered the problem, what are you going to do? Our suggestion for you is to visit your family doctor, seek help.

Don't feel ashamed, describe your symptoms as fully and as honestly as possible to your doctor, and he or she will determine whether further diagnostic measures are needed. When he or she find your condition is not related to your physical health, the doctor will refer you to a counselor to ask more help.

Then the doctor would ask you some questions, they are most likely:

1. Do you feel anxious during certain situations?
2. Do you feel anxious all the time or just sometimes?
3. Do you have anxiety attacks or experience physical symptoms of anxiety?
4. Have there been changes in your appetite?
5. Have there been changes in your sleep pattern?

After you answered these questions, your health care professional will ask you further more questions to diagnose your condition. They will ask about your lifestyle as well. They may include:

1. Do you smoke?
2. Do you consume alcohol?
3. Do you take drugs of any kind, includes prescription medication and illegal drugs?
4. Do you have the habit of drinking cooffee?
5. Whether there is a history of anxiety in your family?
6. What symptoms you are experiencing, and when they began?

Finally, according to these questions, the doctor will make a diagnosis without blood test or medical eamimation. They will suggest you to have a treatment and give you various treatment options.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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