Vital TMS Therapy & Mental Health Services
Anxiety Therapy Clinic located in Washington, DC.
Anxiety disorders can cause chronic distress and an inability to cope with everyday life. Many patients who have anxiety benefit from treatments like therapy and medication, but these aren’t always effective. If your treatment for anxiety isn’t helping, Vital TMS Therapy located in Washington DC has an alternative solution for you. TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) is a safe, painless, totally noninvasive treatment that uses magnetic energy to adjust your brain chemistry. To find out more about the benefits of TMS for anxiety, call Vital TMS Therapy today, or request an appointment online.
Anxiety Q & A
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is an emotion people feel quite often in the normal course of life. Feeling stressed about an exam, being under pressure to make an appointment on time, and worrying about a loved one’s safety are all everyday types of anxiety.
Stress and anxiety have a valuable function, as they heighten your senses and make you more alert. They’re essential to motivation and can help you perform better as well.
However, if your anxiety is becoming a constant state of mind that’s affecting your life, you could have an anxiety disorder.
Without treatment, anxiety can take over, leaving you afraid and overstressed about every aspect of your life. It can affect your ability to work or study, disrupt relationships, and prevent you from enjoying your life.
What are the symptoms of an anxiety disorder?
Anxiety disorders typically cause symptoms such as:
- Hypervigilance
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Social withdrawal
- Difficulties concentrating
- Problems sleeping
- Digestive upsets
- Headaches
- Muscle aches
- Muscle aches
If your anxiety reaches a crisis point, you could have a panic attack. This causes you to freeze up and be unable to function normally. You feel short of breath, shaky, and sweaty, and your heart races or pounds.
Panic attacks can happen anywhere, and can be so severe they may be mistaken for a heart attack.
What treatments are there for anxiety disorders?
Many patients who have anxiety disorders respond well to a combination of medication and talking therapies. Anti-anxiety drugs and antidepressants can help rebalance your brain chemistry to reduce the feelings of anxiety.
Talking therapies like psychotherapy help you deal with the causes of your problem. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is most effective at helping you manage your anxiety in your day-to-day life.
While these approaches work for many people who have anxiety, they don’t work for everyone. If your anxiety treatment isn’t helping you enough, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) provides an alternative solution. It’s also a good choice if you don’t want to take medications for your anxiety.
TMS works by sending magnetic energy into your brain, which affects how the neurotransmitters function. Neurotransmitters play an essential role in mental health, so making them work better or increasing their number can be highly beneficial.
TMS is an entirely noninvasive and painless procedure that’s both safe and effective. The team at Vital TMS Therapy has specialist expertise in administering TMS to patients and achieves outstanding results with this approach.
If you’d like to find out more about TMS and how it can help reduce your anxiety, call Vital TMS Therapy today or request an appointment online.
