Anxiety can manifest with psychological symptoms such as fear, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, but it can also have physical symptoms.
Have you ever felt bad, went to the doctor, had a lot of tests, and that didn’t show any disease? If your answer is yes, you may be experiencing anxiety symptoms. That’s right. According to the cardiologist and pacemaker specialist, Dr. Roberto Yanoanxiety can manifest with psychological symptoms, such as fear, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, but it can also present physical symptoms.
Five physical symptoms of anxiety: what are they and how do they appear?
1 – Change in heart rate:
According to the specialist, in an anxiety crisis the heart rate can accelerate. Patients usually use the phrase ‘my heart feels like it’s going to come out of my mouth’ to explain the sensation they are feeling.
“The feeling of stress and anxiety causes the body to release more adrenaline, a hormone that increases the heart rate, so there is an alteration and acceleration in the heartbeat”, explains Dr. Yano, adding that he has seen several patients who reported having heart symptoms, when in reality they were experiencing anxiety attacks.
“On the other hand, the opposite also occurs when patients experience changes in their heart rhythm, treat it as if it were just anxiety, take a long time to look for me, and when I evaluate the patient, he really has some cardiac arrhythmia”said.
2 – Dizziness
Patients who suffer from anxiety often report dizziness, especially when they are in the crisis. Anxious dizziness can occur in specific situations, such as when you are in environments where there are many people, or in very closed environments.
“This vertigo can lead to the fear of leaving the house, of falling, of arriving in a crowded place and feeling sick”, explained Dr. Roberto.
3 – Shortness of breath
Shortness of breath when you are nervous, stressed, fighting with someone? This can also be a symptom of anxiety. People who suffer from this condition may feel short of breath constantly.
“Shortness of breath is usually accompanied by palpitation. In stressful situations, you need to try to calm down, and if the anxiety crisis does not go away, seek medical advice”warned the expert.
4 – Tingling in arms and tongue
Numbness in the arms, hands and tongue can also be caused by stress and anxiety. In people with panic disorder, these symptoms can be accompanied by other symptoms, such as cold sweat, chest pain, arrhythmia, and tingling.
“This tingling can occur because of the release of adrenaline. The body understands that you are preparing for a fight-or-flight situation. The body begins to direct the flow of blood to the muscles so that they become stronger and stiffer.”explained the doctor.
5 – Fatigue
Who hasn’t woken up with the feeling that they haven’t slept yet? Totally tired, weak. In reality, anxiety does not actually cause muscle weakness, but it can make you feel tired, and can intensify when a person is in crisis.
“There are several diseases that can make a person feel tired, such as hypothyroidism, heart failure, anemia and even depression itself. The recommendation is clear not to self-medicate without knowing the diagnosis”scored.
Dr. Yano points out that anxiety is a psychiatric illness. Treatment can relieve most or all of the symptoms.
“The orientation is to seek help from suitable professionals, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, practice physical exercise, have a good diet, have a hobby, leisure time with the family. This set of actions will help you live longer and with a better quality of life”, assured Dr. Roberto.
If you have some of the symptoms mentioned above, it is important to rule out other diseases, such as heart problems, thyroid diseases, anemia, gynecological diseases. The important thing is to always look for a good doctor if these physical symptoms occur.
“Anxiety always comes in as a diagnosis of exclusion. The patient who arrives with cardiac symptoms, it is always necessary to carry out a thorough investigation of all their symptoms”, concluded Dr. Roberto Yano.
Know who is Dr. Roberto Yano
Dr. Roberto Yano is a cardiologist and specialist in Artificial Cardiac Stimulation by the Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery and AMB.
Currently, his social networks, which brings #amigosdocoracao, have an expressive number of followers. There are more than 1.5 million engaged and distributed on Facebook, Youtube and Instagram channels.
The main objective of the professional is to disseminate valuable information to the followers, always aiming at the precepts of the code of medical ethics.
Source: Recreio
