Is it anxiety or something else? What women should know.

Is it anxiety or something else? What women should know.

Posted on November 16, 2024

Anxiety can also present with physical symptoms including diarrhea, numbness or tingling, muscle tension, a racing heart, lightheadedness and migraines, all of which can also be symptoms of other medical conditions.

There are also cultural and social forces at play, said Christine Crawford, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University and associate medical director at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “There’s a lot of pressure being placed upon the shoulders of women in today’s society.”