Anxiety is an undesirable emotional experience, which can usually be manifested as unexplained anxiety, nervousness, etc. Not only can anxiety cause emotional collapse, it may also lead to dysfunction or discomfort in some organs of the body, and in severe cases, it may also lead to mental illness and affect normal social functioning.
So, what exactly are the somatic symptoms that anxiety can trigger?
Brain symptoms
Some patients may experience tension dizziness, headache, migraine, and inability to concentrate; they may be sensitive to external stimuli, prone to startle response, and often feel apprehensive and nervous; they may also have difficulty sleeping, insomnia, easy to wake up, and easy to dream.
Cardiopulmonary symptoms
Patients usually feel short of breath, tachycardia or shortness of breath, and may also feel short of breath and breathlessness in the chest, and some patients may even feel suffocated.
Oral symptoms
Some patients may feel dry mouth, tastelessness, difficulty in swallowing, and sometimes feel that they cannot cough up or swallow something in the throat.
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Patients may experience stomach upset, nausea, vomiting, regurgitation, bloating, abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation or diarrhea.
Skin symptoms
The skin is prone to flushing, sweating or pallor.
Muscle symptoms
More common are muscle tension symptoms, such as uncomfortable tension in one or more groups of muscles, and in severe cases, muscle pain and stiffness in the chest, neck, and back of shoulder muscles; some patients may also experience rubbing their hands and feet, inability to sit still, walking back and forth constantly, and an increase in purposeless small movements; in severe cases, there may be tremor of the limbs, twitching, or even voice trembling, etc.
Autonomic symptoms
Palpitations, sudden cold and heat in the body, hot and sweaty palms and feet, red or white face, and acute attacks may cause profuse sweating. It is extremely similar to coronary heart disease and requires differential diagnosis.
Other symptoms
Some male patients may experience urinary urgency, frequent urination, impotence, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and cold libido, while female patients may experience physical symptoms such as menstrual vegetation disorder, dysmenorrhea, and lack of sexual desire.
If you find yourself in the above anxiety performance, please go to the regular psychiatric hospital for consultation in time, so as not to delay the best period of treatment of the disease Oh!