Health Tip: Anxiety Disorders Can Cause Physical Problems
2011-Jun-10By -- Diana Kohnle
(HealthDay News) -- Anxiety disorders may be mental health conditions, but they can cause a number of physical problems.
The University of Maryland Medical Center lists these physical complications that can arise from anxiety disorders:
- Heart disease.
- Risk factors for heart disease, including thickened blood vessels, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels.
- Irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal problems.
- Headaches.
- Respiratory conditions, including asthma.
- Obesity.
- Allergies, including food allergies, hay fever, eczema and other allergic conditions.
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