Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) symptoms

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Earlier today, I saw a question here on EMS City about the symptoms presented by a patient suffering from clinical anxiety or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). I did some research and this is what I found:

Psychological -

1) Restlessness or feeling "edgy"

2) Patients tend to become tired easy

3) Trouble with concentration

4) Patient may feel if their mind is going "blank"

5) Patient may exhibit signs of irritability

6) A sense of impending doom

7) De-realization or de-personalization

8) Fear of loosing control or going insane

9) Patient may state they have a sense of impending doom.

Additional, patients may also exhibit these additional physical symptoms

1) Muscle tension

2) Trouble sleeping

3) Heart palpitations

4) Chest pain or tightness (similar to a heart attack)

5) Shortness of breath or trouble breathing

6) Nausea (or other stomach upset)

7) Trembling or shaking

8) Feeling dizzy, lightheaded, unsteady, or faint

9) Numbness or tingling

10) Chills or hot flashes