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'''Anxiety''' can be described as negative feelings of | '''Anxiety''' can be described as negative feelings of apprehension, worry, and general unease. These feelings can range from subtle and ignorable to intense and overwhelming enough to trigger panic attacks or feelings of impending doom. Anxiety is often accompanied by nervous behavior such as rumination, fretting, restlessness, and muscular tension. As an emotion it is considered as distinct from fear in that feelings of anxiety are usually an exaggerated emotional response to an undesirable situation. | ||
Psychoactive substance | Psychoactive substance induced anxiety can be caused as an inescapable effect of the drug itself, by a lack of experience with the substance or its intensity, as an enhancement of a pre-existing state of mind, or by the experience of negative hallucinations. | ||
Anxiety is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[depression]] and [[irritability]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[cannabinoids]], [[psychedelics]], [[dissociatives]], and [[deliriants]]. However, it can also occur during the withdrawal symptoms of [[GABAergic]] [[depressants]] and during [[stimulant]] comedowns. | Anxiety is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[depression]] and [[irritability]]. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[cannabinoids]], [[psychedelics]], [[dissociatives]], and [[deliriants]]. However, it can also occur during the withdrawal symptoms of [[GABAergic]] [[depressants]] and during [[stimulant]] comedowns. | ||
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The various cognitive and physical symptoms of a panic attack are described and listed below: | The various cognitive and physical symptoms of a panic attack are described and listed below: | ||
*'''Hyperventilation''' - Hyperventilation occurs when one breathes deeper and more rapidly than usual. When hyperventilating, one may feel as though they are struggling to get enough air. As this causes a decrease of carbon dioxide in the blood, it may result in | *'''Hyperventilation''' - Hyperventilation occurs when one breathes deeper and more rapidly than usual. When hyperventilating, one may feel as though they are struggling to get enough air. As this causes a decrease of carbon dioxide in the blood, it may result in light headedness, a rapid heartbeat, chest pain, or a tingling sensation in one's limbs.<ref>Hyperventilation | http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/hyperventilation-topic-overview</ref> | ||
*'''Abnormal heart rate and palpitations''' - Due to the release of stress hormones, one may experience heart symptoms including missed beats, palpitations, chest pain, and an accelerated heart rate. | *'''Abnormal heart rate and palpitations''' - Due to the release of stress hormones, one may experience heart symptoms including missed beats, palpitations, chest pain, and an accelerated heart rate. | ||
*'''[[Tactile suppression]]''' - This can be described as a loss of sensation as well as numbness and tingling sensations throughout the body. It may feel as if one's skin or body parts are numb to the touch, and this can occur in a small area or become all-encompassing throughout multiple body parts or the entire body. Numbness most frequently occurs within the hands, legs, arms, feet, and face. This effect is often accompanied by a pins and needle sensation and it generally increases alongside of hyperventilation. | *'''[[Tactile suppression]]''' - This can be described as a loss of sensation as well as numbness and tingling sensations throughout the body. It may feel as if one's skin or body parts are numb to the touch, and this can occur in a small area or become all-encompassing throughout multiple body parts or the entire body. Numbness most frequently occurs within the hands, legs, arms, feet, and face. This effect is often accompanied by a pins and needle sensation and it generally increases alongside of hyperventilation. | ||
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*'''Chills or hot flashes''' | *'''Chills or hot flashes''' | ||
*'''[[Delusions]]'''</onlyinclude> | *'''[[Delusions]]'''</onlyinclude> | ||
===Psychoactive substances=== | ===Psychoactive substances=== | ||
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety Anxiety (Wikipedia)] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety Anxiety (Wikipedia)] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiogenic Anxiogenic (Wikipedia)] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiogenic Anxiogenic (Wikipedia)] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_attack Panic Attack (Wikipedia)] | |||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||
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[[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Novel]] [[Category:Effect]] | [[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Novel]] [[Category:Effect]] | ||