GABA or benzodiazepines (“black label”) for insomnia, anxiety, etc.? Myths and truths - PART 1
GABA or benzodiazepines (“black stripe”) for insomnia, anxiety, etc.? Myths and truths - PART 2
GABA or benzodiazepines (“black stripe”) for insomnia, anxiety, etc.? Myths and truths - PART 3
Anxiety is the state of alertness caused in the mind and body by the nonspecific psychic sensation of apprehension, fear, tension and/or insecurity in response to the anticipation of an unpleasant situation or imminent danger; its origin is internal, multifactorial and it is only pathological when it is exaggerated in the face of the facts or thoughts that generated it, something that is increasingly common in the fast-paced and over-busy days we all live in today.
Anxiety is a mental process, but when it is excessive and/or persistent, it affects the body above all by impairing the functioning of the nervous system, compromising hormonal balance and leading to excessive expenditure of nutrients, the lack of which can affect the various organs that need them.
✅ Every anxiety disorder is generated or maintained/aggravated by some form of stress - in other words, the best way to treat anxiety is to reduce stress and manage it better (tips here: https://icaro.med.br/stress/).
No controlled medication acts on the causes of anxiety: the most they do is temporarily alleviate its unpleasant effects, but the process of aggravating the causes, if not resolved in parallel, tends to continue.
Many people using medication to relieve (or try to cure) anxiety symptoms don't achieve the desired success because anxiety is often caused or worsened by bad lifestyle habits (these: https://icaro.med.br/15habitos/), hormonal disorders, poisoning and/or nutrient deficiencies (etc.), factors that are rarely addressed properly in treatments - in other words, many people are using medication for no reason or for too long!
No one should use controlled drugs for anxiety for too long or they will develop various side effects, including a worsening of general mental functioning.
✅ This FREE audiobook by the great Dr. Augusto Cury on the subject will certainly help you to improve for good: look for “Training Emotion to Be Happy” on Youtube. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPjFJRi5woI&ab_channel=EstantedeAudiolivros
✅ Several texts and lectures (on video) here will teach you how to deal with anxiety much better: https://icaro.med.br/?s=ansiedade
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