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Strattera helps symptoms of both ADHD and anxiety

October 02, 2008
Children and teens who have both attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety may find some relief in the ADHD drug Strattera. Researchers gave patients who had both ADHD and anxiety Strattera or a placebo. They found that the patients who took Strattera improved both their ADHD symptoms and their anxiety symptoms. The doctors looked at Strattera's effect on anxiety because 25 percent to 50 percent of people who have ADHD also have anxiety. Read more »

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. General Anxiety About the Economy: What's the Difference?
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert

...nervously following the news, you know we live in anxiety-provoking times. I'm often asked about... Read more »

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National Anxiety Organizations in the USA and Canada
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

......support your efforts to overcome and manage your anxiety can make the success in treatment... Read more »

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New Study May Bring Scientists Closer to Gene Responsible for Anxiety Disorders
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

.........The Rockefeller University may show that indeed, anxiety is in the genes.   Using mice in... Read more »

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Hormones and Anxiety
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...According to an article, "Hormones: How Do They Affect Anxiety in Women", the connection between... Read more »

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Myths About Anxiety
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