Anxiety Treatment in Utah
If constant worry, racing thoughts, or a fear of being judged are taking over your days, you don't have to figure it out alone. Ampelis Health's psychiatrist-led team in Highland, Murray, South Ogden, and Cache Valley offers accurate diagnosis and coordinated treatment: psychiatry, therapy, and nutritional psychiatry working together around you.
What Anxiety Looks Like
Anxiety disorders look different from person to person, but generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder have recognizable patterns.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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Persistent, hard-to-control worry about everyday things, most days, for six months or longer
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Feeling restless, keyed up, or on edge
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Fatigue that doesn't match your activity level
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Difficulty concentrating or your mind going blank
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Irritability
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Muscle tension
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Sleep disturbance: trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up unrested
Social Anxiety Disorder
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Intense, ongoing fear of being judged, embarrassed, or rejected in social or performance situations
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Avoiding gatherings, meetings, phone calls, or public speaking
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Physical symptoms: racing heart, blushing, sweating, trembling, nausea
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Anxious anticipation for days or weeks before a social event
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Mind going blank or feeling unable to speak in conversation
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Avoiding eye contact or feeling stiff and self-conscious around others
Why a Psychiatrist Should Diagnose Your Anxiety
It may be tempting to self-diagnose anxiety based on an online quiz, a stressful season of life, or something a friend suggested, but an accurate diagnosis takes a trained clinician.
A psychiatrist or psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner can evaluate whether what you're experiencing is generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or something else entirely, including anxiety that occurs alongside depression, which changes the treatment picture.
Getting your diagnosis right matters because the treatment that works well for one anxiety-related condition may not be the right fit for another, and some medical conditions can produce anxiety-like symptoms that require a different approach altogether.
Visiting with a provider at Ampelis Health helps ensure you have an accurate diagnosis and a treatment appropriate for your specific condition.
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A thorough clinical interview covering your symptoms, history, and how long they've been present
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Ruling out medical causes that can mimic anxiety, such as thyroid issues
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Differentiating between GAD, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and other conditions like depression or OCD
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Building a treatment plan based on your specific diagnosis, not assumptions or guesswork
What a Psychiatric Evaluation Includes
Anxiety Treatment at Ampelis Health
If you've been diagnosed with anxiety, effective treatment is usually comprised of a combination of the treatment options below, coordinated seamlessly by one interdisciplinary team.
A note about TMS for anxiety treatment: TMS has been cleared by the FDA to treat depression and "anxious depression" but not for anxiety on its own or as a primary diagnosis. TMS can still be an effective part of a treatment plan for anxiety symptoms, particularly when a patient has a co-occurring depression diagnosis as the primary indication. The clinical support for TMS as an anxiety treatment is ahead of the insurance and regulatory approval for now.
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Anxiety: More Than Everyday Stress or Worry
Everyone feels worried or nervous sometimes, but for people living with an anxiety disorder, that worry doesn't go away, shows up across many situations, and can get worse over time. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and social anxiety disorder are two of the most common forms, and both are highly treatable once they're accurately identified. This page walks through how anxiety typically shows up, why a psychiatrist is the right clinician to diagnose it, and the treatment options available through Ampelis Health's integrative, psychiatrist-led team.
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