Mold & Allergies (Conditions A-Z)

Mold grows in damp places, such as soil, basements, bathrooms and kitchens. And when spores are released into the air, they can find their way into your nasal passages and airways. Watch this to learn more! And for more answers to your allergy questions, visit: http://conditions.healthguru.com/

What are Pet Allergies? (Conditions A-Z)

Pet allergies are a big problem for many pet owners. But what exactly are pet allergies? Watch this to find out! See More: http://conditions.healthguru.com/

What is an Allergy? (Conditions A-Z)

An allergy is an immune system reaction to a normally harmless substance, such as pollen, dust, pet dander, or a food protein. Watch this to get a better understanding of what that reaction entails. And for more, visit: http://conditions.healthguru.com/

What are the least reported MS symptoms? (Conditions A-Z)

MS can cause a wide range of symptoms, but some are overlooked by both patients and doctors. Find out what they are and how to handle them effectively.

What are the most common migraine triggers? (Conditions A-Z)

Figuring out what triggers your migraines and then avoiding the triggers or taking steps to block their effect, may reducing your migraine frequency. Watch this to learn how! And for more, visit: http://conditions.healthguru.com/

Medication for Anxiety

The physical symptoms of #anxiety can be overwhelming and feel hard to control. CBT and medication are both effective treatments for symptoms of anxiety. #mentalhealth #wellbeing__Follow and subscribe to Psych Hub: https://www.facebook.com/PsychHubEd/ https://www.instagram.com/psychhubeducation/  https://www.linkedin.com/company/psychhubeducation/ Learning about mental health is crucial for us all to imagine a better future for everyone. Psych Hub’s Mental Health Ally Certification learning hubs will help you become an important steward of your wellbeing and that of your loved ones. Start learning here: www.psychhub.com__If you or your loved ones are in need of help, please consult the following list of hotlines:National Suicide Prevention Lifeline For anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. AVAILABILITY: 24/7/365 PHONE NUMBER: Primary line: 1-800-273-8255 Ayuda en Español: 1-888-628-9454 Video relay service: 800-273-8255 TTY: 800-799-4889 Voice/Caption Phone: 800-273-8255 ONLINE CHAT: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ WEBSITE: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/211 Hotline For anyone experiencing a mental health crisis, mental health or substance use issues, or abuse and/or who needs help finding supplemental food programs, shelter/housing, utilities assistance, disaster relief, employment and education opportunities, affordable healthcare (including sliding scale services), or other social services. AVAILABILITY: 24/7/365 PHONE NUMBER: 2-1-1 (180+ languages) ONLINE CHAT: Varies by location (check website) WEBSITE: 211.orgThe Trevor Project Support Center For LGBTQ youth experiencing a mental health crisis. AVAILABILITY: 24/7/365 PHONE NUMBER: 1-866-488-7386 TEXT NUMBER: Text START to 678678 ONLINE CHAT: thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/ WEBSITE: thetrevorproject.org/Crisis Text Line For anyone experiencing a mental health crisis. AVAILABILITY: 24/7/365 TEXT NUMBER: US & Canada: Text HOME to 741741 UK: Text 85258 Ireland: Text 086 1800 280 WEBSITE: crisistextline.orgVeterans Crisis Line For Veterans and service members experiencing a mental health crisis. AVAILABILITY: 24/7/365 PHONE NUMBER: Primary line: 1-800-273-8255 (press 1) Support for deaf and hard of hearing: 1-800-799-4889 TEXT NUMBER: Text 838255 ONLINE CHAT: veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat WEBSITE: veteranscrisisline.net/

These 5 Anxiety Symptoms Often Go Unnoticed

5 Signs Of Anxiety That Often Go Unnoticed 🔷🔷🔷 Anxiety is one of the biggest problems in modern society, and it’s estimated that most of the population suffers one or more symptoms related to it. However, in addition to the most common symptoms (tachycardia, sweating, chest pressure), there are other signs that we don’t register as being physical manifestations of a deeper problem. Here we show you the 5 symptoms of anxiety that we usually ignore.📌 Bookmark Article: http://www.cleverly.me/five-anxiety-symptoms 📌 Save on Pinterest: https://bit.ly/2w9kiNM➡️ Thanks for watching and don’t forget to subscribe for more DIY crafts & projects, genius life hacks, clever tips & tricks, valuable health hacks, and fun facts: https://www.youtube.com/cleverly_diy?sub_confirmation=1***********************************************************************1. Metallic Flavor in the MouthPeople with anxiety detect bitter and salty flavors at a stronger level. And because anxiety causes bacteria to grow more rapidly, the result is mild bleeding of the gums. While not noticeable to the naked eye, the metallic flavor is unmistakable.2. Excessive YawningAccording to a British study, cortisol—also known as the stress hormone—increases when we are anxious. Cortisol raises the body’s temperature and yawning is a way for the body to cool itself down.3. Cold FeetWhen a human being senses danger, blood flow becomes concentrated in the heart and stomach. As a result, extremities—such as the feet—receive less blood and therefore become cold.4. NightmaresDreams can be manifestations of what’s going on in our subconscious. With anxiety, it can happen that we have more nightmares than usual. In that case, it’s necessary to pay attention.5. Mental FogAnxiety can also cause concentration problems. This is why it’s often referred to as “mental fog” or “brain fog,” because thoughts don’t seem real. Many things are happening in the mind at the same time, and so the person is not able to focus on just one thing.******************************************************Do you want to see more content like this? Cleverly brings you clever tips, tricks & life hacks to simplify everyday life, so be sure to subscribe, like, and follow us for a first-hand look at new videos that you can share with your family & friends!💙 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Cleverly_DIY 💙 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cleverly.me 💙 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleverly.me 💙 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Cleverly_DIY 💙 Website: https://www.cleverly.me******************************************************

Neuroscience of Anxiety

Alie knows all about how stressful grad school can be. But what happens when stress is more than just stress? This week, we’re talking about the neuroscience of anxiety. And for Alie, it’s personal.Sources: https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-anxiety-disorder-among-adults.shtml https://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/figures/Figure_31.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684250/ http://www.caam.rice.edu/~cox/wrap/norepinephrine.pdf http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20044970Support us on Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/neurotransmissionsHUGE thanks to our Patreon supporters, particularly to Ryan M. Shaver, Carrie McKenzie, and Brandon Cisneros – our Patreon Producers. Thanks you three!Neuro Transmissions is a channel on a mission to bring neuroscience to everyone. It’s not rocket surgery, it’s brain science! Learn all sorts of fun and interesting things with Alie Astrocyte every other Sunday by subscribing to the channel. Have a topic you want covered? Let us know in the comments. Share, like, and subscribe for more videos to come! Over and out.Neuro Transmissions is on the other social medias too: https://www.facebook.com/neurotransmissions https://www.instagram.com/neurotransmissions
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What is Munchausen Syndrome? (Mental Health Guru)

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Why Do Depression and Anxiety Go Together?

[♪ INTRO ] If you’ve ever experienced anxiety and depression — in the clinical sense, I mean — you’ll know that they can feel really different. With anxiety, you’re all ramped up. And with depression, you’re very, very down. Yet they tend to go together. And a lot of medications, especially certain types of antidepressants, can be used to treat both. We still don’t know a ton about how exactly anxiety and depression work in the brain — or how antidepressants work to treat them. But over time, psychologists have come to realize that the two types of conditions are surprisingly similar. They may feel very different in the moment. But they actually have a lot of symptoms in common, and involve some very similar thought patterns. They might even have similar brain chemistries. So if you’re looking to understand a little more about how anxiety and depression manifest themselves — whether for yourself or for someone else in your life — those connections are a good place to start.

Depression and anxiety aren’t really specific disorders — they’re generic terms for types of disorders. But the most common, and most closely linked, are major depressive disorder, or MDD, and generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD. In any given year in the U.S., where it’s easiest to find detailed statistics, about 7% of the population will have MDD, and about 3% will have GAD. Lots of those people have both: About 2/3 of people with major depression also have some kind of anxiety disorder, and about 2/3 of people with generalized anxiety disorder also have major depression. And whether you have one or the other or both, the same medications are often at the top of the list to help treat it — usually antidepressants. Unsurprisingly, psychologists have noticed these statistics. But for a long time, we’ve thought of generalized anxiety and major depression as very different things, and understandably so. Probably the most noticeable symptom of anxiety is arousal, which in psychology is a technical term rather than a specifically sexual thing. It basically just means being on high alert — whether psychologically, with increased awareness, or physically, with things like a racing heart and sweaty palms.

Arousal isn’t part of major depression, though. And there’s a key symptom of MDD that doesn’t usually show up in generalized anxiety: low positive affect, which is the technical term for not getting much pleasure out of life and feeling lethargic and just kind of … blah. So there are important differences between anxiety and depression, which is part of why they’re still considered separate classes of disorders. But when you look at the other symptoms, you start to realize that major depression and generalized anxiety have almost everything else in common. There’s restlessness, fatigue, irritability, problems with concentration, sleep disturbances … the list goes on.

And that’s just in the official diagnostic criteria. So for decades, psychologists have been examining the models they use to describe anxiety and depression in the brain to see if they point to a similar source for both types of disorders. They’ve come up with lots of different ideas, as researchers do, but the most common ones tend to center around the fight or flight response to stress. Fight or flight kicks in when you’re confronted with something your mind sees as a threat, and it automatically prepares you to either fight or run away. And when you think about it, anxiety and depression are just different types of flight. Psychologists often characterize anxiety as a sense of helplessness, at its core, and depression as a sense of hopelessness. Anxiety might feel like you’re looking for ways to fight back. But part of what makes it a disorder is that it’s not a short-lived feeling that’s easily resolved once you have a plan.

Of course, as with all things mental health, anxiety disorders can be deeply personal and won’t feel the same for everybody. But clinical anxiety does tend to be more pervasive. The worry sticks around and starts to take over your life because it doesn’t feel like something you can conquer. So anxiety and depression might just be slightly different ways of expressing the same flight response: helplessness or hopelessness. And maybe that’s part of why they so often go together. That connection also shows up on the biochemical side of the stress response. There are a lot of hormones involved in this response, and their effects interact in super complex ways that scientists still don’t fully understand.

But both depressive and anxiety disorders are closely associated with an oversensitive stress response system. Researchers think that’s one reason both of these types of disorders are so much more common in people who’ve experienced major stresses like trauma or childhood abuse. Those stressors could make their stress response system more sensitive. The main hormones involved aren’t always the same, but the changes can cause some of the same symptoms — problems with sleep, for example. So anxiety and depression seem to be two sides of a similar reaction to stress, in terms of both thought processes and hormones. Still, that doesn’t really explain why some antidepressants can treat both anxiety and depression. Because those medications primarily affect neurotransmitters, the molecules your brain cells use to send messages to each other. If you thought we had a lot left to learn about how the stress response works, we know even less about what the brain chemistry of anxiety and depression looks like, or how antidepressants help. But if the thought processes and physical responses that go along with these disorders aren’t quite as different as they seem on the surface, it makes sense that the brain chemistry would be similar, too.

And that’s exactly what scientists have found. More specifically, lots of studies have pointed to lower levels of the neurotransmitter known as serotonin as a major factor in both anxiety and depression. Researchers have even identified some more specific cellular receptors that seem to be involved in both. There’s also some evidence that the way the brain handles another neurotransmitter, norepinephrine, can be similar in both anxiety and depression. Since most antidepressants work by increasing serotonin levels, and some of them also affect norepinephrine, that could explain why they’re so helpful for both anxiety and depression. Although again, there’s a lot we don’t know about their exact mechanisms. Ultimately, there’s no denying that in the moment, anxiety and depression can seem like very different feelings. And if someone has both types of disorders — well, it’s easy to see how that could feel overwhelming. Like, it’s hard enough treating generalized anxiety or major depression on their own.

And it’s true that it is often harder to treat these conditions when someone has both. But maybe not twice as hard. After all, anxiety and depressive disorders have a lot in common, from their symptoms to the basic brain chemistry behind them to some of the treatments that can help. The fact that they often go together can be really tough. But understanding more about why that is has also pointed us toward better treatments and more effective therapies, that really can help. Thanks for watching this episode of SciShow Psych. If you're looking for someone to talk to about your mental health, we left a few resources in this video’s description. And if you'd like to learn more general info about treatments, you can watch our episode on misconceptions about antidepressants. [♪ OUTRO ].