What are the treatments for anxiety disorders?

Everyone should be familiar with anxiety disorder, which is a mental illness. As people pay more attention to physical health, they also have some understanding of some common mental illnesses. Anxiety disorders are divided into many types. As one of the anxiety disorders, neurotic anxiety disorder can cause a lot of harm to our mental and physical health, so patients should diagnose and treat it early. What are the treatments for anxiety disorders?

1. Western Medicine

Drug therapy has obvious effect on this disease, but psychotherapy can reduce anxiety. Generally, psychotherapy should be appropriately combined with drug therapy to control anxiety.

1. Drug treatment

(1) Tricyclic antidepressants: Imipramine and clomipramine are more effective, and the initial dose should be small. For example, imipramine can be started with 12.5 mg once a day before bedtime, and increased by 12.5 mg every other day until 300 mg. The general therapeutic dose is 150 mg, and some individuals may need to use more than 300 mg.

(2) Benzodiazepines: Alprazolam has the best effect; followed by chlordiazepoxide, hydrochloride, sedation, diazepam, etc., which also have good effects. Alpraazole can be used at 0.4-0.8 mg 3 times/d.

(3) Beta-adrenergic receptor blockers, propranolol can be used to relieve the patient's autonomic hyperactivity symptoms.

(4) Buspirone is effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder and has no side effects such as drowsiness.

2. Psychological treatment: It is the basic method for treating this disease. Commonly used methods include:

(1) Group psychotherapy;

(2) group psychotherapy;

(3) Individual psychotherapy;

Psychotherapy involves doctors systematically explaining the medical knowledge of the disease to patients so that they can have a full understanding of the disease and analyze the causes of their illness, seek countermeasures, eliminate hypochondria, reduce anxiety and worries, and break the vicious cycle. And explain the treatment methods so that patients can actively cooperate and give full play to the treatment effects. Individual psychotherapy is psychological counseling tailored to the specific circumstances of individual patients based on collective or group therapy. Morita therapy, which advocates following nature, is one of the effective methods for treating neurasthenia. Hospitals with conditions can also choose this.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for anxiety disorders advocates a combination of treatment and conditioning to soothe the liver, benefit the kidneys, strengthen the spleen, calm the mind, regulate qi and blood, and balance yin and yang; at the same time, it enhances the body's immunity, improves the body's biological rhythms, and increases cell vitality. The main methods are as follows:

1. Guilty and timid type

Symptoms: easily frightened, restless, dreamy and easily awakened, palpitations, loss of appetite, and aversion to loud noises. The tongue is usually normal, and the pulse is thin and rapid or stringy and thin.

Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for anxiety disorder: ① Ningshen Dingzhi Pills, 9 grams each time, twice a day, with warm water. ② Jieyu Anshen Granules, 10-20 grams each time, twice a day, with warm water.

2. Phlegm-heat disturbing the mind type

Symptoms: Panic, restlessness, insomnia, frequent dreams and easy to be startled, bitter taste in the mouth and dizziness, chest fullness and discomfort, irritability and restlessness. The tongue is red with yellow and greasy coating, and the pulse is slippery and rapid.

Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for anxiety disorder: ① Niuhuang Qingxin Pills, 3-6 grams each time, twice a day, with warm water. ②Anshen Wendan Pills, 6-9 grams each time, twice a day, with warm water.

This disease still needs to be adjusted by the patients themselves, that is to say, drug treatment and psychological adjustment are inseparable and complement each other. When you feel that an attack is about to occur, divert your attention. Don't always think about things that make you feel worried. Try to think about things that have nothing to do with the present. Controlling your breathing and taking deep breaths can improve your condition.