A patient with a history of an anxiety disorder presents at the community health clinic complaining of headache and dizziness. Which additional symptoms would suggest to the nurse that the patient might be experiencing a recurrence of the anxiety disorder? Select all that apply.

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1. Symptoms of severe anxiety include headache, dizziness, dilated pupils, tachycardia, and diarrhea. Elevated, not decreased, blood pressure and sweating, not dry skin, are also symptoms of severe anxiety.
4. Symptoms of severe anxiety include headache, dizziness, dilated pupils, tachycardia, and diarrhea. Elevated, not decreased, blood pressure and sweating, not dry skin, are also symptoms of severe anxiety.
5. Symptoms of severe anxiety include headache, dizziness, dilated pupils, tachycardia, and diarrhea. Elevated, not decreased, blood pressure and sweating, not dry skin, are also symptoms of severe anxiety.

A Patient with a History of an Anxiety Disorder Presents