| At some point in life, almost everyone experiences | | | | experience nausea, chest pain, or smothering |
| anxiety. Perhaps you feel uncomfortable in the | | | | sensations." |
| moments leading up to an important test, maybe you | | | | Treatment for Anxiety Disorders |
| get the jitters the night before your wedding, or | | | | Some anxiety disorders respond well to a type of |
| perhaps you have a case of the butterflies before you | | | | psychotherapy called cognitive-behavioral therapy. This |
| get up to speak in front of a group. This transient | | | | can help alleviate the "self-talk" that contributes to the |
| anxiety is simply a part of life, and while it is sometimes | | | | escalation of an anxiety attack. Systematic |
| exacerbated by stress, it always goes away. | | | | desensitization therapy often works well for people |
| This kind of normal social anxiety is very different from | | | | with phobias, as it gradually exposes them to that |
| the anxiety experienced by those with an anxiety | | | | which they fear and lessens their negative reactions. |
| disorder. According to the National Institute of Mental | | | | Virtually all anxiety disorders can be treated with |
| Health (NIMH), "Anxiety disorders affect about 40 | | | | pharmaceuticals, either alone or in conjunction with |
| million American adults age 18 years and older (about | | | | psychotherapy. Antidepressants are often useful in |
| 18%) in a given year." Anxiety disorders can be | | | | treating panic disorder and generalized anxiety |
| debilitating for those who suffer from them, as well as | | | | disorder, particularly those that are selective serotonin |
| to family members and loved ones. | | | | reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Brand name drugs like |
| What Are Anxiety Disorders? | | | | Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil are examples of SSRIs. |
| In a sense, "anxiety disorder" is an umbrella phrase for | | | | There are also pharmaceuticals specifically for anxiety, |
| a number of more specific psychiatric disorders. | | | | such as the generic drugs buspiron, diazepam, and |
| According to the NIMH, anxiety disorders include panic | | | | lorazepam. Brand name pharmaceuticals include |
| disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety | | | | Klonopin, Buspar, and Ativan. |
| disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, specific | | | | The Role of an International Pharmacy |
| phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder. Although | | | | Although an online pharmacy isn't meant to replace a |
| these are distinct conditions, the one thing they have in | | | | mental health professional's diagnosis and treatment of |
| common is a sense of fear and dread that is | | | | anxiety attacks, it can serve a much-needed purpose: |
| disproportionate to the actual events taking place. | | | | access to the pharmaceuticals that can make life |
| The symptoms of an anxiety attack can depend upon | | | | bearable for those who suffer. Those with anxiety |
| the type of disorder. According to the NIMH, panic | | | | disorders often can't go out of the house or are |
| disorder is "characterized by sudden attacks of terror, | | | | ashamed of their condition. They often end up |
| usually accompanied by a pounding heart, sweatiness, | | | | self-medicating with illicit drugs or alcohol. With skilled |
| weakness, faintness, or dizziness. During these attacks, | | | | doctors and licensed pharmacists, an international |
| people with panic disorder may flush or feel chilled; their | | | | pharmacy can help those in need get the help they |
| hands may tingle or feel numb; and they may | | | | deserve. |