(HealthDay News) — Anxiety disorders may be mental health conditions, but they can cause a number of physical problems.
The University of Maryland Medical Center lists these physical complications that can arise from anxiety disorders:
- Heart disease.
- Risk factors for heart disease, including thickened blood vessels, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels.
- Irritable bowel syndrome and other gastrointestinal problems.
- Headaches.
- Respiratory conditions, including asthma.
- Obesity.
- Allergies, including food allergies, hay fever, eczema and other allergic conditions.