Anxiety Drugs
According to a new survey from Consumer Reports, Americans prefer taking drugs to talk therapy to treat their anxiety and depression, with almost 80 percent taking medications to treat these conditions. The survey also found that the most popular class of depression drugs remains SSRIs such as Prozac, while newer, pricier antidepressants were found to be less desirable because of their side effects. The survey of 1,500 readers also showed that patients benefited just as much from therapy,...
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Treating Anxiety Disorders with Medications
I consulted Justine Kent, MD, for the latest information about treating anxiety disorders with medications. Dr. Kent is an Adjunct... Read more »
A Look at Anxiety Medication: Paxil
Paxil is an antidepressant sometimes used to help those with anxiety. HealthCentral expert Marcia Purse recently wrote a post explaining... Read more »
Deciding About Medication for Anxiety
Anxiety medications help to reduce symptoms, however, they do not cure the anxiety. There are also a number of non-medication... Read more »
Social Anxiety in Children
When children suffer from social anxiety it can interfere with their ability to learn in school. Children with social anxiety may feel as... Read more »
Effects of Marijuana helps Tailor new Anxiety Treatments
Tailoring medication to the needs of the individual has always been something of a hit-and-miss affair when it comes to anxiety. The... Read more »
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How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
There are a number of different medications that are currently used to treat anxiety disorders. Antidepressants, although originally intended to... Read more »
Study: Insomnia drug helps anxiety disorder also
A recent study has found that Ambien CR can help people with insomnia and generalized anxiety disorder fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.... Read more »
Clinical trial: New drug for generalized anxiety disorder
This is a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of different doses of a new medication (Lu AA21004) for adults with generalized anxiety... Read more »
Free or Low Cost Medications for Anxiety
Over 45 million people in the United States have no health insurance to help cover the costs of prescription medication. Treatment for anxiety often... Read more »
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