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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety Disorder
male
22 year
i av been suffering from general anxiety disorder for last one year.
i had a sleep terror attack last night.i m still afrarid to sleep at that place.
is it smthng serious
should i go back to my doc n tell him
it was for first time i had sleep terror attack
22 year
i av been suffering from general anxiety disorder for last one year.
i had a sleep terror attack last night.i m still afrarid to sleep at that place.
is it smthng serious
should i go back to my doc n tell him
it was for first time i had sleep terror attack
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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You are a young male and have anxiety disorder. Night terrors can occur in anxiety also. The fear you are having to sleep at the place of night terror is due to anticipatory anxiety. I would advise you to visit a psychiatrist for help and treatment. Medicines like SSRIs as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline etc are used in anxiety disorder. These medicines help to reduce anxiety and increase confidence. Low dose benzodiazepines like etizolam can be used for some time to reduce severe attacks.
Apart from that relaxation exercises, yoga, meditation etc helps to reduce the anxiety and sometimes ameliorate the need for medicines.
Consult a psychiatrist for prescription of drugs.
Thanks, hope this helps you.
You are a young male and have anxiety disorder. Night terrors can occur in anxiety also. The fear you are having to sleep at the place of night terror is due to anticipatory anxiety. I would advise you to visit a psychiatrist for help and treatment. Medicines like SSRIs as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline etc are used in anxiety disorder. These medicines help to reduce anxiety and increase confidence. Low dose benzodiazepines like etizolam can be used for some time to reduce severe attacks.
Apart from that relaxation exercises, yoga, meditation etc helps to reduce the anxiety and sometimes ameliorate the need for medicines.
Consult a psychiatrist for prescription of drugs.
Thanks, hope this helps you.
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