Uses. This medication is used to treat mental/mood problems such as depression. It may help improve mood and feelings of well-being, relieve anxiety and tension, help you sleep better, and increase your energy level. This medication belongs to a class of medications called tricyclic antidepressants.efore using amitriptyline, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the drugs you take and if you have any of the following conditions: certain heart problems (heart failure, slow heartbeat, QT prolongation in the EKG), family history of certain heart problems (QT prolongation in the EKG, sudden cardiac death).
(June 2009) Hypochondriasis, also known as hypochondria, health anxiety or illness anxiety disorder, refers to worry about having a serious illness. This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition.
The human body is an amazing and very complex organism. The intricacies of our bodies, especially our brains, are presumed to be involved in the origins and maintenance of anxiety disorders.As mentioned, biological factors (or vulnerabilities) usually have to be in place for an anxiety disorder to manifest.herefore, they are more likely to experience pathological levels of anxiety. In a related way, certain personality characteristics are thought to have a genetic component. One such characteristic is called neuroticism.