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How Depression and Anxiety Impact Your Physical Health?


While many of us believe that depression and anxiety impact only the mind, they can actually impact your physical well-being as well. Many people experience episodes of depression and anxiety at some points in their lives. Depression can lead to other serious physical health conditions like high blood pressure, sleep disorders, gastrointestinal problems, and autoimmune disorders. Increased levels of anxiety can also contribute to a higher incidence of physical illness and disease. Some common physical impact of depression and anxiety includes lack of appetite, decreased sex drive, increased aches and pains, fatigue and joint pain, and increased risk for heart disease.

Both depression and anxiety disorders often first show up in the early stages of adulthood or later in adulthood. It is important to note that not all people who experience depression and other mood disorders go on to develop physically ill later in life. However, the sooner you see a psychiatrist for depression and anxiety the better your chances of recovering are.

A major depressive disorder is characterized by major changes in your emotions, typically hopelessness, irritability, loss of appetite or self-esteem, or a negative attitude toward things that used to give you happiness. It can lead to thoughts of suicide and thoughts that other people will exploit your weaknesses. On the other hand, Anxiety disorders are classified as disorders that result in excessive worry and tension.

Women are twice as likely as men to develop anxiety and depression. People with undiagnosed or untreated depression and anxiety disorder are at high risk for developing heart disease as well. There are studies that have linked severe levels of anxiety and depression to heart attacks and high cholesterol levels. They are also linked to more fatal diseases including coronary artery disease and Alzheimer's disease.

Final Words:

The good news is that there are treatments available that can help you fight off the condition of depression, anxiety, and many other mental health disorders these days. But, you have to seek out the treatment at the right time. The more you delay your treatment, the more time it will need for you to recover. So, better schedule your appointment with a psychiatrist in Bhopal today itself if you doubt you have depression or anxiety.

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