10 Symptoms of Pheochromocytoma
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #8: Anxiety
Anxiety is a term that describes apprehension, nervousness, worrying, and fear in the absence of imminent threat. It is a term that should be distinct from fear. Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling of turmoil accompanied by nervous behaviour such as rumination, pacing back and forth, and even somatic complaints. Some patients describe it as a feeling of doom.
Associated symptoms of anxiety include restlessness, muscular tension, fatigue, difficulty focusing, and more. In pheochromocytoma, anxiety occurs due to the presence of circulating catecholamines that also causes tachycardia that also contributes to anxiety.
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