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Anxiety Secondary Cause

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Anxiety Secondary Cause, Physiologic Causes of Anxiety, Anxiety Differential Diagnosis

  • See Also
  1. Anxiety Disorder
  2. Anxiety Symptoms
  3. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  4. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  5. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  6. Panic Disorder
  7. Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
  8. Acute Stress Disorder
  9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  10. Excessive Worry
  11. Anxiety Non-pharmacologic Management
  12. Anxiety Pharmacologic Management
  • Causes
  • Anxiety Secondary to Medications or Illicit Drug use
  1. Cocaine Abuse
    1. May induce a manic-like personality
  2. Amphetamine
  3. Marijuana
  4. Lysergic Acid (LSD)
  5. Ephedrine and other Decongestants
  6. Digoxin Toxicity
  7. Theophylline toxicity
  8. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)
  9. Neuroleptics
  10. Methylphenidate
  11. Corticosteroids
  12. Anticholinergics
  13. Caffeine
  14. Clonidine
  15. Rauwolfia derivatives
  16. Beta Adrenergic Agonists
    1. Albuterol
    2. Terbutaline
  1. Nicotine withdrawal
  2. Benzodiazepines withdrawal
  3. Beta-Blocker withdrawal
  4. Alcohol Withdrawal
  5. Narcotic Withdrawal
  6. Anticholinergic withdrawal
  7. Caffeine withdrawal
  • Causes
  • Anxiety secondary to cardiopulmonary disease
  1. Mitral Valve Prolapse
  2. Cardiac Arrhythmia
    1. Atrial Flutter
    2. Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
  3. Hypertension or Hypotension
  4. Sleep Apnea
  5. Asthma
  6. Recurrent Pulmonary Embolus
  • Causes
  • Anxiety secondary to endocrine disease
  1. Hyperthyroidism
  2. Hypoparathyroidism
  3. Cushing's Disease
  4. Carcinoid Syndrome
  5. Pheochromocytoma
  6. Hypoglycemia
  7. Menopause
  • Causes
  • Anxiety secondary to neurologic disease
  1. Atypical Migraine Headache
  2. Parkinson's Disease
  3. Cerebral Tumor
  4. Narcolepsy
  5. Seizure Disorder
    1. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
    2. Partial Complex Seizure
  • Causes
  • Anxiety secondary to miscellaneous conditions
  1. Inner ear disease
    1. Labyrinthitis
    2. Meniere's Disease
  2. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  3. Acute Hyperventilation syndrome
  4. Wilson's Disease
  5. Acute intermittent porphyria