The most familiar type of anxiety disorder is generalized anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders describes numerous types of abnormal, cathartic anxiety, dread, phobia and nervous state, which can occur suddenly of gradually, in a period of a number of years and can hinder or restrain the performance of normal everyday routines. The essential characteristic of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is extreme uncontrollable worry about everyday things. This consistent worry affects everyday functioning and could cause physical symptoms. GAD is generally hard to diagnose because it lacks some of the dramatic symptoms, such as unprovoked panic attacks which appear with other anxiety disorders. In order to diagnose generalized anxiety disorder, the symptoms should be present frequently for at least 6 months. A number of generalized anxiety symptoms are as follows: - Extreme anxiety and concern, often occurring within a course of six months on several events and activities. Those suffering from GAD can find it hard to control the anxiety and worry. - Other related symptoms also appear alongside the anxiety and worry, namely restlessness or feeling tense or edgy, exhaustion or fatigued, difficulty concentrating or mind going blank, irritation, muscle tension together with aches, difficulty falling or staying asleep, restlessness, unsatisfying sleep, difficulty swallowing, trembling, sweating, nausea, light-headedness and shortness of breath. - The center of anxiety and worry does not occur, and not limited to, having panic attacks, public embarrassment, being contaminated, weight gain, having many physical ailments, or having a serious illness, and the anxiety and worry doesn't happen mainly for post traumatic disorder. - The anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms become the cause for clinically significant discomfort or impairment at social, occupational, or further important areas of everyday life. - The disturbance is not because of the direct physiological effect of substance, such as alcohol and drug abuse, or medical condition, and doesn't happen solely during a mood disorder, a psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder. People with a mild case of GAD are capable of keeping a job and performing normal everyday routines. Meanwhile, someone with severe cases of generalized anxiety disorder can find it hard to do even the simplest of daily tasks, even when they try to avoid particular situations because of their disorder. The disorder can start progressively and can begin at any age, still higher risks runs for people between childhood and middle age. Prescription medications and cognitive-behavioral therapy are among the most common treatments for generalized anxiety disorder. Various prescription drugs are given to help treat anxiety disorders and among them are: benzodiazepines and antidepressants, and Quetiapine.
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