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10 questions about anxiety to ask your doctor

If you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder; these are 10 questions to ask your doctor. 

1.

What are my treatment options for anxiety?

2.

Will all my anxiety treatment be available on the NHS, or should I seek private treatment?

3.

Will I need to take an anxiety drug? If so, for how long?

4.

What side effects can I expect?

5.

Can I do anything to prevent them?

6.

Should I begin therapy sessions? Which type?

7.

How long before I can expect to feel better?

8.

How likely is it that my anxiety symptoms will return?

9.

What lifestyle changes can I make to help me feel better?

10.

Is there a clinical trial I could participate in?

 

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Medically Reviewed by Dr Roger Henderson on July 08, 2009

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