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Overview

Life threatening causes of anxiety include anaphylaxis, acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, and myocardial infarction. Other common causes of anxiety include anemia, caffeine, diabetes, and hyperthyroidism.

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

• Anaphylaxis
• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Cardiac tamponade
• Cardiogenic shock
• Myocardial infarction

Common Causes

• Anemia
• Caffeine
• Cocaine addiction
• Diabetes
• Hyperthyroidism
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Stress

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Accelerated hypertension , acute Coronary Syndromes, anaphylaxis, angina pectoris, aortic aneurysm, bacterial pericarditis, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac tamponade, cardiogenic shock, cerebrovascular disease, Chest pain, chronic orthostatic hypotension, congenital heart disease, congestive cardiac failure, constrictive pericarditis , constrictive tuberculous pericarditis , decreased cardiac output, heart disease, hypertension, mitral valve prolapse, myocardial infarction, orthostatic intolerance, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, sinus arrhythmia, sinus node disease, sinus tachycardia supraventricular tachycardia
Chemical / poisoning	Amines, azinphos-methyl, barium nitrate, carbamate insecticide poisoning, carbon disulfide, chlordecone, chloropicrin, DDD, delphinium poisoning, ethylamine, hemlock poisoning, lead poisoning, mercury, monocrotophos, organophosphate insecticide poisoning, sea snake poisoning, sulfite, varnish makers' and painters' naptha, sea snake poisoning, venerupin shellfish poisoning, xylene
Dermatologic	Acne, insect bite allergy, lupus, pellagra, vitiligo
Drug Side Effect	Acamprosate calcium, acetaminophen, alpha-methyltryptamine, amantadine, amineptine, amobarbital sodium, amphetamine, antidepressants, aniracetam, anorexia nervosa, aripiprazole, armodafinil, asenapine maleate, atripala, benzylpiperazine, biperiden, bortezomib, buprenorphine, buprenorphine sublingual and buprenorphine and naloxone sublingual, bupropion, buspirone, butorphanol, caffeine, cannabis, carbamazepine, cimetidine, clobazam, clofarabine Injection, cocaine, caspofungin acetate, cyclosporine, dexamethasone Oral, cefaclor, dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine, dicyclomine, diethylcathinone, diethylpropion , diphenhydramine, doxylamine, ECA stack, efavirenz, enoxacin, epinephrine (aerosol), ethcathinone, ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol, fentanyl oral transmucosal, fentanyl Skin Patches, fexofenadine and Pseudoephedrine, fludrocortisone acetate, fluticasone oral inhalation, fluoxetine, fluphenazine, fluticasone Oral Inhalation, gabapentin, ginseng, granisetron, glatiramer acetate, glycopyrrolate, haloperidol, heroin, hydrocodone, hydrocortisone Injection, hydrocortisone Oral, hydroxyzine, imatinib , interferon beta-1a Subcutaneous injection , interferon Beta-1b injection , leuprolide, levetiracetam, levodopa, liothyronine , lofepramine, lomefloxacin hydrochloride, loratadine, MDPV, MeOPP, meropenem, mesalamine,methamphetamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, methylphenidate, methylphenidate transdermal, methylprednisolone Oral, methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate injection, metrazol, mifepristone, mirtazapine, moclobemide, modafinil, monoamine oxidase inhibitor, motofen, nabilone, naltrexone, niacin, nilutamide, norfloxacin, norplant, nortriptyline, oprelvekin, orlistat, oxaliplatin injection, oxaprozin, paroxetine, pentostatin, pergolide, PFPP, phencyclidine, phenylephrine, pipradrol, piracetam, pirbuterol, posaconazole, promethazine, pseudoephedrine, pyrovalerone, quetiapine, reboxetine, rilmenidine, rilpivirine, risperidone, ropinirole, salicylate, secobarbital sodium, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, serotonin syndrome, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, sertraline, sibutramine, suvorexant, temozolomide, terbutaline, thalidomide, topiramate, tramadol, trazodone, tretinoin, triamcinolone Oral, triazolam, trifluoperazine Oral,trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine, trimipramine, Yohimbine, ziprasidone, zopiclone
Ear Nose Throat	Burning mouth syndrome, cholesteatoma, infectious mononucleosis, middle ear infection
Endocrine	Addison's disease, adrenal cortex diseases, adrenal gland hypofunction, Graves disease, adrenal hypertension, adrenal tumor, anorexia nervosa, autoimmune thyroid diseases, carcinoid syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, conn syndrome-induced hypertension, Cushing's disease, cushing syndrome, diabetes, eating disorder, Ectopic ACTH Syndrome, Graves disease, high t4 syndrome, hyperthyroidism, hypoadrenalism, hypoglycaemia, hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, insulinoma, pheochromocytoma, pituitary dysfunction, postpartum thyroiditis
Environmental	Nitrogen narcosis
Gastroenterologic	Anorexia nervosa, carcinoid syndrome, celiac disease, chest pain, congenital hepatic porphyria, Crohn's disease, eating disorder, hepatic encephalopathy syndrome, hiatus hernia, irritable bowel syndrome, pellagra, ulcerative colitis, Wilson's disease
Genetic	22q11.2 deletion syndrome, acute intermittent porphyria, Asperger syndrome, celiac disease, chromosome 22q deletion, congenital heart disease, Crohn's disease, Early-onset Alzheimer's disease, familial dysautonomia, Gulf War syndrome, heritable connective tissue disorders, velocardiofacial syndrome
Hematologic	Anemia
Iatrogenic	Akathisia
Infectious Disease	Brucellosis, cystitis, encephalitis, infectious mononucleosis, rabies, tetanus, toxic shock syndrome, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	Tension myositis
Neurologic	Aging brain syndrome, akathisia, Alzheimer disease, Asperger syndrome, autism, autoimmune limbic encephalitis, autonomic dysreflexia autonomic hyperreflexia, Barre-Lieou syndrome, benign fasciculation syndrome, brain tumor, cephalothoracic progressive lipodystrophy, concussion, deep water blackout, delirium, delirium tremens, dementia, Early-onset Alzheimer's, encephalitis, familial dysautonomia, Gulf War syndrome, head injury, hepatic encephalopathy syndrome, Huntington's disease, hypersomnia, limbic encephalitis,oculogyric crisis, pellagra, post-concussion syndrome, temporal arteritis, temporal lobe epilepsy, Wilson's disease
Nutritional / Metabolic	Acute intermittent porphyria, celiac disease, food additives, glycogen storage disease type 6, hyperglycemia, hypoglycaemia, inborn amino acid metabolism disorder, pellagra, Wilson's disease
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Menopause, postpartum depression, postpartum thyroiditis, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, premenstrual syndrome
Oncologic	Adrenal tumor, brain tumor, carcinoid syndrome, insulinoma, Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
Opthalmologic	Oculogyric crisis, progressive external ophthalmoplegia, temporal arteritis
Overdose / Toxicity	Alcohol intoxication, amphetamine abuse, barbiturate abuse, benzodiazepine abuse, caffeine addiction , chemical addiction, cocaine addiction, crack addiction, cyclosporine toxicity, dexedrine overdose, ecstasy addiction, ginseng overdose, golden seal overdose, lidocaine toxicity, marijuana addiction, methamphetamine overdose, narcotic addiction
Psychiatric	Abuse, acousticophobia, acrophobia, acute stress disorder, addiction, adjustment disorder, adult attention-deficit disorder, affective spectrum, agoraphobia, agyrophobia, aichmophobia, algophobia, alektorophobia, amaxophobia, amychophobia,androphobia, anglophobia, anorexia nervosa, anthropophobia, antlophobia, Asperger syndrome, astraphobia , atelophobia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, autophobia, bathmophobia, batrachophobia, behavioral disorders, belonephobia, bibliophobia, binge eating disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, brain fag syndrome, briquet syndrome, bromidrosiphobia, brontophobia, bruxism, bulimia nervosa, castration anxiety, cainophobia, cancerophobia, cardiophobia,Chaetophobia, cheimatophobia, cherophobia, child abuse, chrematophobia, chronic stress, Chronophobia , cibophobia, claustrophobia, coitophobia, combat stress reaction, coulrophobia(fear of clowns), crystal meth addiction,crystallophobia, cyberchondria, delirium tremens, dementia, demophobia, demonophobia (fear of demons, depersonalization, depression, dermatillomania, dhat syndrome, domatophobia, drug addiction, dual disorder,dysmorphophobia, dysomnia, eating disorder, ecstasy abuse, ecstasy withdrawal, eisoptrophobia, elective mutism, electrophobia(is the fear of electricity), emetophobia, emotional conflict, emotional disorders,enetophobia, ereuthophobia, ergophobia, erotophobia, erythrophobia(fear of redness), equinophobia, existential anxiety, fear, fear of bees, fear of childbirth, fear of children, female hysteria, frigophobia, galeophobia(fear of dead fish), gamophobia , generalized anxiety disorder, genuphobia(fear of ones own knees), gephyrophobia, gerascophobia, gerontophobia, geumophobia, glossophobia, graphophobia, gymnophobia, hadeophobia, hamaxophobia, haphephobia(fear of touching or of being touched), harpaxophobia, heliophobia,helminthophobia(fear of worms), hematophobia, heroin withdrawal, herpetophobia, heterophobia, hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, holiday stress, homophobia, Huntington's disease, hydrophophobia(fear of rabies), hypersomnia, hypervigilance, hypochondria, hysterical contagion, iatrophobia, insomnia, Jerusalem syndrome, medical students' disease, mental breakdown, night terror,nyctophobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, palinopsia, panic disorder, paranoia, paranoid-schizoid position, Parkinson's disease, penis panic, post traumatic stress disorder , posttraumatic stress disorder, pseudodysphagia, psychiatric Disorders, psychological trauma, ringxiety, separation anxiety disorder, serious emotional disturbance, social anxiety, social anxiety disorder, social phobia, sociophobia, somniphobia, stage fright, stiff person syndrome, stranger anxiety, stress (medicine), substance abuse, sunday night blues, tanorexia, technostress, test anxiety, traumatic stress, trichodynia, trichotillomania,trypanophobia, workplace stress, serotonin syndrome
Pulmonary	Airway obstruction, anaphylaxis, aspiration pneumonia, asthma, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic respiratory failure, decreased oxygen saturation, diaphragmatic paralysis, emphysema, hyperoxia, hyperventilation syndrome, hyperventilation, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, pneumothorax, respiratory alkalosis
Renal / Electrolyte	Cystitis, electrolyte disturbance, hematuria syndrome, lupus, uremia
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	22q11.2 deletion syndrome, anaphylaxis, fibromyalgia, Graves disease, Gulf War syndrome, hypersensitivity to food, insect bite allergy, lupus, paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis, polyarteritis nodosa, temporal arteritisvelocardiofacial syndrome, vitiligo Wilson's disease
Sexual	Female hysteria, puberty
Trauma	Concussion, head injury, rape trauma syndrome, whiplash
Urologic	Hematuria syndrome
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Bumblebee, wasp

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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