Dear doctors, anxiety and confusion are harmful for health? What are the dangers of anxiety? Due to anxiety, my weight is reduced, thyroid profile is normal. My bmi is 16.7. What are the dangers of anxiety to human health?

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Dr. Amit NagarkarPsychiatrist13yrs exp

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Continued anxiety lowers performance, may cause depression in long run. Daily anxiety causes autonomic hyperactivity causing irregular heartbeats and makes heart work more. Anxiety leads to raised cortisol levels so increases metabolic stress and may worsen diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Hormones are also affected by anxiety and vic versa

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Dr. Saranya DevanathanPsychiatrist46yrs exp

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Dear Raghu K, i like your persistent questioning. Certain amount of anxiety is normal. Anxiety protects you from dangerous situation to fight or to run away from the danger. Without anxiety, you can not develop yourself. As long as the danger is real situation and it occurs rarely, it is OK. For example, how often do you think you will face tsunami? If anxiety is prolonged and anticipatory and its affects your functioning (your obsession with weight, BMI, LDL cholesterol), it needs treatment with Clonazepam and Sertraline.

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