My mother who has been through the ringer in the last year. 2 surgeries, radiation and chemo and she is 79. I took her to the doctor for her monthly appointment with her surgeon/ENT. He asked her if there were any problems and she said that she was anxious a lot of the time. She never mentioned it to any of us, but it certainly isn't hard to understand. The doctor prescribed ADAVAN for her to use when she felt anxious. I asked her afterwards and she said it is hard not to think of a recurrence of cancer and it wears on you after a while. Also all the problems with eating and swallowing take a toll on her. She said that she spends most of her days getting food ready and then trying to eat it and by the time she is finished it's time to start again...not very emotionally uplifting.