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Treatment Options For Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by admin.

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A little worry is normal, but people who constantly worry about daily concerns, even when times are good, may have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD is excessive worry that lasts at least six months and disrupts daily activities, according to the March issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource. Typically starting during middle age and more [...]

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Scientists find clue to anxiety drug addiction

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by admin.

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Valium-like drugs use the same potentially addictive “reward pathways” in the brain as heroin and cannabis, scientists said on Wednesday, findings which may help in the search for non-addictive alternative anxiety drugs. Researchers from Switzerland and the United States found that so-called benzodiazepine drugs, such as Ativan, Xanax and Valium, exert a calming effect by [...]

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