Coronation Street’s Georgia May Foote reveals she is taking anxiety medication that ‘saved her life’ in tell-all Q&A For information or support with mental health issues visit mind.org.uk or call 0300 123 3393 By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 20:16 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 21:35 BST, 17 May 2020 Former Coronation Street star Georgia … Read more
‘People think they know you from your 15 minutes on TV’: The Bachelorette’s Carlin Sterritt reveals secret battle with depression and anxiety after struggling with fame By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 02:04 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 06:01 BST, 16 May 2020 Former Bachelorette star Carlin Sterritt has opened up about his battle … Read more
A woman says she has been left reliant on a wheelchair after doctors dismissed her stroke symptoms as anxiety. Drewy NovaClara Curious felt numb while driving with her husband Avery in June last year. The now 23-year-old went to hospital, where doctors spent hours trying to uncover what was wrong. They eventually sent her home, saying … Read more
Anxiety sufferers should be given lavender oil as a first line of treatment instead of addictive drugs, a psychiatrist has claimed. Professor Hans Peter-Volz said doctors are too quick to dish out benzodiazepines and other drugs to patients with anxiety. Instead, patients with a mild form of the disorder should be given natural remedies, including … Read more
More than 25 million Britons experienced high anxiety in the days after lockdown measures were announced – and women are suffering more than men, a study by the Office for National Statistics said. While both sexes have noted ‘substantially elevated’ levels of anxiety during the pandemic when compared to last year, women are finding life … Read more
For millions of people around the world dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, sleep is bringing no relief. The horrors of COVID-19, and the frightening ways it has upended daily life, is infecting dreams and exposing feelings of fear, isolation and grief, according to a range of psychologists. The experts say humanity has rarely experienced ‘collective … Read more
Is there a cure in sight for OCD? Experts discover protein that causes anxiety in humans could be neutralised to provide new treatment for obsessive behaviour Researchers find OCD patients have six times more of ‘iMood’ anxiety protein Scientists say the discovery could ‘radically change the lives’ of OCD sufferers Experts at two London universities may … Read more
Prescriptions for anti-anxiety drugs have spiked by more than a THIRD as Americans struggle to cope with the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, report finds Researchers looked at prescriptions for mental health medications for 31.5 million Americans filled from January 19 to March 15 Prescriptions for antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs and anti-insomnia drugs increased by 21% … Read more
Cats aren’t as indifferent to owners as they seem: Study shows they get separation anxiety when we leave them alone just like dogs Researchers surveyed 130 cat owners from Brazil about their furry friends One in ten cats were reported to exhibit problematic behaviours when left alone These included aggressiveness, depression and inappropriate defecation Anxiety … Read more
Ireland Baldwin reveals she suffers from ‘severe anxiety disorder’ which is ‘worse at night’ amid coronavirus quarantine By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 01:45 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 01:45 BST, 14 April 2020 Ireland Baldwin has revealed she suffers from a ‘severe anxiety order’. The model took to her Instagram story to share her … Read more