Check Your Symptoms
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
- Yes
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Does anxiety interfere with your daily activities?
- Yes
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Do you have sudden, severe attacks of fear or anxiety when there is no apparent reason to be afraid?
- Yes
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Do you think your anxiety may be caused or made worse by a medicine?
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Do you have frequent nightmares or flashbacks of traumatic events?
If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.
| Last updated: | September 13, 2006 |
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| Author: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Malin K. Clark, MD, FRCPC - Psychiatry |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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