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Mind: Anxiety
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Mind: Anxiety
Anxiety is an unpleasant state which results in emotions and feelings such as unease, worry, and apprehension. It is a common and normal reaction to stress, but can be classified as an anxiety disorder if it becomes excessive.
Symptom classification
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Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
73- ABO Transfusion Reaction
- Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- Acute Porphyrias
- Addiction
- Adjustment Disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Alzheimers Disease
- Amphetamine Intoxication
- Amphetamine Withdrawal
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Bacillary Angiomatosis
- Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
- Bipolar Disorder
- Black Widow Spider Bite
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Bruxism
- Cannabis Intoxication
- Celiac Sprue
- Cocaine Intoxication
- Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Fragile X Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome
- Gender Identity Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Graves Disease
- Hallucinogen Dependence
- Hartnup Disease
- Hashimotos Thyroiditis
- Huntingtons Disease
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hypertension
- Hypochondriasis
- Insulinoma
- Intractable Hiccup
- Lightning Injuries
- Mania
- Menieres Disease
- Menopause
- Migraine
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Parkinson Disease
- Pericarditis
- Personality Disorders
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Post Concussion Syndrome
- Premenstrual Syndrome
- Protein Energy Malnutrition
- Psychological Insomnia
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pyromania
- Rabies
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophreniform Disorder
- Septicaemia
- Shock
- Social Phobia
- Specific Phobia
- Suicidal Behavior
- Tourettes Syndrome
- Ventilatory Failure
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
50- Alendronate
- Amantadine
- Candesartan
- Cyproheptadine
- Dexamphetamine
- Dexchlorpheniramine
- Dipivefrine
- Dopamine
- Droperidol
- Escitalopram
- Fluoxetine
- Fluvoxamine
- Foscarnet
- Granisetron
- Imipramine
- Mefloquine
- Mepivacaine
- Methdilazine
- Methylphenidate
- Mirtazepine
- Moclobemide
- Nitrazepam
- Noradrenaline
- Ondansetron
- Oxazepam
- Oxybutinin
- Paroxetine
- Pericyazine
- Pheniramine
- Phenylephrine
- Pizotifen
- Promethazine
- Quetiapine
- Ritonavir
- Rituximab
- Ropivacaine
- Salbutamol
- Salcatonin
- Sertraline
- Tacrolimus
- Temazepam
- Theophylline
- Topiramate
- Trandolapril
- Tretinoin
- Trimeprazine
- Trimipramine
- Venlafaxine
- Zidovudine
- Zuclopenthixol