Although individual and symptom-specific disorders, anxiety and depression are greatly related to each other to the extent that depression in itself may be a symptom of anxiety disorders. As above 60% of population affected with anxiety disorders also undergo depression, a need for mixed anxiety depression treatment strategies arise. Until this, anxiety and depression were treated separately.

Beyond Depression and Anxiety

It was not realized until recently the connection between anxiety and depression. Lethargic people are often suspected to be a victim of depression and those with added prominent symptoms point toward extreme anxiety. It can be put this way that depression is a symptom of anxiety that may give way to panic attacks as well.

The hand-in-hand existence of depression and anxiety disorder worsen both of them. Depression in itself entails much attention during treatment and with anxiety disorder present, the mixed anxiety depression treatment becomes a challenging task.

Recognizing Mixed Anxiety Depression

Patients suffering from mixed anxiety depression possess the symptoms of both the disorders which could be studied separately.

Symptoms of anxiety include:
# Lethargy and nervousness
# Tremor and impatience
# Wobbly
# Muscle throbbing
# Excessive sweating in hands and feet
# Giddiness
# Rapid heart beat
# Dryness of mouth

Symptoms of depression, although mostly common, vary in certain circumstances.
# Consistently feeling depressed
# Lack of enthusiasm
# Sudden differences in weight
# Lack of sleep
# Agitation or irritability
# Triviality and Guilt feelings
# Lack of clarity in thinking and decision making
# Lack of concentration
# Suicidal tendencies

When a patient shows all or most of the above mentioned symptoms, they are said to be affected by mixed anxiety depression and the condition demands mixed anxiety depression treatment.

Anxiety and Depression Mixed

The various treatment options for mixed anxiety depression treatment include pharmaceutical drugs, cognitive behavioral therapy, alternative treatment methods like herbal medicines, dietary supplements, etc. With strong determination and will power, it is possible to get cured without medication at all. A perfect combination of psychotherapy and medication has given high success rates.

Medication

Medication, rather than choosing as a lone treatment, is most effective when treated in conjunction with psychotherapy. Both treatments undertaken together control the symptoms rapidly.

# Antidepressants are the foremost class of drugs used in treatment for anxiety disorders. It takes around six weeks to manifest the effects, however when taken along with an indicator, they act instantly.
# Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are antidepressants that raise the level of serotonin in the brain that elevates mood.
# Efficient control of the symptoms of mixed anxiety depression disorder is carried out by drugs called beta-blockers.

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