Anxiety & Depression
from Impaired Blood Flow
Can anxiety and depression arise as a result of impaired flow of blood or oxygen to the brain?
Anxiety Question:
Can anxiety and depression arise as a result of impaired flow of blood or oxygen to the brain?
What things can be done to remedy this condition?
Anxiety Answer:
According to the reading I have done regarding hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), the brain, when it senses that blood sugar is low, will sometimes do strange things to get the blood sugar (glucose) out of storage and into the blood stream.
I would guess that impaired flow of blood to the brain may result in the brain sensing it was low on blood sugar. Lack of oxygen may inhibit other brain processes that may be involved in this sensing.
Anxiety and depression are two symptoms that can also be due to chronic low blood sugar.
Check out the symptoms link at www.hufa.org to find out more symptoms that also may be low blood sugar related. There is an article on that site that gives some hints on what can be done for low blood sugar.
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