Potential Symptoms & Effects: Yoga & Anxiety: Introduction

Ram Rao, MD notes that symptoms of chronic anxiety may include:

• Feelings of panic, fear and uneasiness
• Problems sleeping
• Shortness of breath
• Heart palpitations
• Not being able to be still and calm
• Muscle tension

Gary Kraftsow explains that since strong states of anxiety trigger the fight-or-flight response, some symptoms may be:

• Sweating
• Accelerated heart beat
• Tightness in the belly
• Muscle tension
• Shakiness of the limbs
• Inability to be still or to concentrate
• Shortness of breath
• Insomnia