According to an article by Thomas Smith on the website Consumerhealthreviews.com, "Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Hyperinsulinemia are so widespread in the United States that it is estimated that over half the population exhibits one or more symptoms of these life destroying diseases.
Symptoms of Adult-Onset Diabetes are now being routinely noted in six year old children. Obesity and its related Endocrine dysfunction are commonly observed in teenagers. Heart Failure, a symptom of advanced Type II Diabetes, remains in the top three killer diseases in the Westernized countries. " If a diabetic child were misdiagnosed with a mental disorder and treated only with mood-altering drugs, the diabetes itself would remain untreated, leading to a worsening condition, possibly even the risk of death.
Another startling statistic is related to food allergies. Experts estimate food allergy occurs in 6
to 8 percent of children 4 years of age or under, and in 4 percent of adults according to www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/allergystat.htm. The American Academy of Family Physicians website reports that food allergies can present psychological and neurological symptoms. "There may also be a feeling of "impending doom"--a feeling that something bad is going to happen, pale skin because of low blood pressure, or loss of consciousness (fainting). "
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Symptoms of hypoglycemia can include sweating, nervousness, feeling faint, heart palpitations,
hunger, and headache with worsening symptoms being fatigue, dizziness, weakness, confusion and inappropriate behavior and unconsciousness.
Symptoms of lead, mercury or other poisoning include confusion, drowsiness, cold clammy hands, sweating, irregular heart beat, tremors, pain or pressure in the chest, anxiety, moodiness, lack of attention, restlessness, and depression.
The above symptoms of genuine physical illness can be easily mistaken for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which is defined by muscle tension, sweating, nausea, cold, clammy hands, difficulty swallowing, jumpiness, gastrointestinal discomfort or diarrhea. Psychiatrists focus solely on "mental disorders" which could result in you becoming addicted to a mind-altering drug, without any testing to locate genuine physical illness. Left untreated, these medical conditions can worsen and even become life-threatening.
Moreover, even the treatment for anxiety can be deadly. XANAX packaging contains the following warning: "Certain adverse clinical events, some life-threatening, are a direct consequence of physical dependence to XANAX. These include a spectrum of discontinuation symptoms;
the most important being the possibility of seizures. "
Anyone who experiences the symptoms of anxiety should look at proven medically tested sources of that feeling and not be so quick to take a drug that may cover up important symptoms to the discovery of real physical illnesses. Anxiety is a sensation of warning the body manifests when there is something wrong and it needs attention. Don 't fall into the idea that it is an illness unto itself that needs to be treated because it 's uncomfortable. It was intended to be uncomfortable to prompt you, the owner, to do something about it. Seek a medical diagnosis, not a mental label.
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