Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Signs, Symptoms, Prevalence, West Palm Beach Treatment Options If your mind spins like a hamster wheel—racing thoughts, muscle knots, what-if loops—you’re tasting generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD. Here’re the red flags: chronic worry over tiny stuff, restlessness that keeps you pacing, fatigue sneaking up by noon, irritability sharp enough to snap at baristas, trouble sleeping even when exhausted, plus that gut-twist nausea or trembling nobody sees. Prevalence hits one in thirteen Americans yearly; women feel it twice as often, though Palm Beach County data shows our sun-soaked retirees aren’t immune—stress from hurricanes, kids flying back north, finances. I treat GAD right here in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, with immediate slots open. My integrative setup skips one-size-fits-all: we blend homeopathic remedies—like Ignatia for sudden grief-spikes or Argentum for mind fog—alongside evidence-based meds if your serotonin needs a nudge. SSRIs such as escitalopram ease the edge without zombifying you; buspirone curbs spikes without addiction hooks; sometimes low-dose beta-blockers tame the heart-pounding. Therapy-wise, cognitive-behavioral reframes those worst-case scripts—eight weeks drops symptoms forty percent. Mindfulness-based stress reduction adds breathing drills you can do poolside. Eye-movement desensitization pairs with meds for trauma-tinged worry. I layer all three: pill morning, ten-minute guided scan at lunch, quick check-in via text. No waiting lists—just call drmarkagresti dot com, click book now, and we start Monday. Homeopathics soften meds’ side-effects, so you’re calmer without the cotton-mouth or weight swing. Bottom line: GAD isn’t just nerves. It’s treatable—West Palm, immediate, integrative. If your palms sweat reading this, let’s talk.