| Generalized Anxiety Disorder is the most | | | | of disorder, but it should be noted that |
| difficult of the anxiety disorders to | | | | there is not much clinical research that has |
| diagnose because it lacks many of the more | | | | shown these types of medications to be more |
| dramatic symptoms of other disorders. People | | | | effective than others. Benzodiazepines can |
| with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are | | | | produce sedative side effects that affect |
| not always prone to panic attacks, for | | | | performance and daily functioning, and |
| example, and do not necessarily fear social | | | | medication for Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
| situations. GAD usually includes subtler | | | | should only be taken if absolutely necessary |
| symptoms, such as excessive worry about | | | | and always under professional supervision.It |
| things like work, family, health or money, | | | | can often also be beneficial to explore |
| and can be accompanied by physical symptoms | | | | alternative anxiety disorder treatments like |
| that include muscle twitching, headaches, | | | | herbal medications. The herb Passiflora |
| sweating, or gastrointestinal trouble. The | | | | Incarnata (Passion Flower) is regularly used |
| National Institute of Health classifies a | | | | to provide anxiety relief, and as a treatment |
| specific symptom of GAD as being excessive | | | | for isomnia, hyperactivity and nervous |
| worry or anxiety occurring more days than not | | | | tension. Lemon Balm is an overall nervous |
| for at least a six month period. Many who | | | | system restorative that can also successfuly |
| experience this can begin to feel frustrated | | | | calm symptoms, as well as Lavender - the most |
| and helpless, but there are a variety of | | | | popular and widely used natural ingredient |
| successful treatments and therapy that can | | | | for treatment of anxiety and an active |
| help restore patients to a normal | | | | ingredient in panic attack treatments as |
| life.Individual therapy is generally | | | | well.Successful treatment of Generalized |
| recommended for people with GAD, as many do | | | | Anxiety Disorder is attainable and should |
| not feel comfortable discussing their | | | | generally include a much more intense focus |
| symptoms in a group environment. Therapy | | | | on therapy than on prescription medication. |
| sessions should focus on identifying stress | | | | Many who suffer from the disorder are able to |
| factors, practicing relaxation techniques and | | | | overcome the symptoms purely through focusing |
| breathing exercises, and helping the | | | | their energy on learning how to identify |
| individual find a balance between work, | | | | stressors in their lives and regularly |
| family, personal time and other | | | | practicing methods for coping with them. Each |
| obligations.Doctors occasionally prescribe | | | | person's life is different, and so are each |
| medication as one of the treatments for | | | | person's symptoms, but individualized |
| anxiety if the individual's symptoms are so | | | | treatment can go a long way toward |
| intense that they interfere with | | | | alleviating anxiety and restoring a healthy |
| psychotherapy and relaxation exercises. | | | | life.Webmaster: You are authorized to reprint |
| Benzodiazepines such as diazepam (also known | | | | this article providing the author bio |
| as Valium) and lorazepam (Xanax) are the most | | | | resource box is left completely in tact - |
| commonly prescribed medications for this type | | | | including all hyperlinks. |