- Excessive worry or concern that something bad is going to happen, with an inability to stop worrying
- Worry may interfere with daily activities and relationships
- Tendency to become tired easily
- Irritability
- Restlessness
- Poor concentration
- Insomnia
- Muscle tension or pain (e.g. in the jaw, back or neck)
- Frequent need to urinate
- Diarrhoea
Panic attacks are one form of anxiety disorder, and may be characterised by symptoms such as:
- Fear of dying or going crazy
- Chest palpitations (increased heart rate)
- Feeling of chest tightness or inability to take in enough air
- Excessive sweating
- Dizziness
- Tremors and shaking
- Nausea and stomach pain