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2. Anxiety
Anxiety and depression are technically different disorders, but they often attack together. Emotional, environmental, and social factors can trigger both conditions, and stress will make things worse. Since COPD is a physically and psychologically stressful condition to live with, it can set the stage for emotional turmoil that manifests as anxiety and panic.
Uneasiness, fear and worry are the classic symptoms of anxiety. Once these become your regular emotional state, you could be struggling with an anxiety disorder, and that may also point to depression.
Keep an eye out for physical signs of anxiety, too, like sweating, hot flashes, twitching, muscle aches and headaches.
Resources
Elements Behavioural Health (Irritable Depression: When Sadness Feels Like Anger)Everyday Health (COPD and Depression)Everyday Health (10 Depression Symptoms to Watch For)Drugs.com (Top 9 Symptoms of Depression to Watch For)
Understanding the different stages of COPD, especially end-stage COPD is important from symptoms to treatments to postponing the last stage.
