Treatment options for anxiety disorders

If the anxiety disorder is severe, it is necessary to seek timely treatment and prepare some treatment plans in time. The treatment plans generally include drug therapy, psychotherapy, and psychological counseling. Diet therapy, etc., through good treatment, general anxiety disorders will be significantly improved. As the symptoms gradually ease, patients must follow the doctor's advice on medication and can gradually reduce the intake of medication.

Treatment options for anxiety disorders

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. 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.

(1) Group psychotherapy;

(2) group psychotherapy;

(3) Individual psychotherapy;

(4) Sensi Therapy.

3. Diet therapy

Tremella and lotus seed soup: Ingredients: 200g soaked tremella, 30g lotus seeds, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Method: Soak lotus seeds in boiling water until soft, wash and pick white fungus into small pieces, add 10g coix seed, add water and boil for 45 minutes, add rock sugar to taste. Efficacy: Clears away heat and quenches thirst, nourishes the stomach and spleen, removes dampness and replenishes blood, nourishes yin and regulates qi. Tremella and lotus seed soup is a commonly used method to treat anxiety.

Date and wheat porridge: Ingredients: 30 grams of jujube kernels, 30-60g of wheat, 100g of japonica rice, and 6 dates. Preparation method: Wash the jujube kernels, wheat and jujubes, add water and boil until 10 boils, take the juice and remove the residue, add in glutinous rice and cook into porridge. Efficacy: Nourishes the heart and calms the mind. It is suitable for women who are irritable, restless, trance, yawning, sad and crying, as well as palpitations, insomnia and spontaneous sweating.

Mulberry leaf and pork liver soup: Ingredients: 200g fresh mulberry leaves, 300g pork liver. Preparation method: Wash the mulberry leaves, slice the pork liver, boil it in water for about 60 minutes, and season with salt. Efficacy: Relieve cough and heat, reduce swelling and clear blood, nourish the liver and beautify the skin, promote blood circulation, eliminate fatigue, etc.