Celexa As A Treatment For Anxiety Disorders
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Until recently, the anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines were the primary medications for anxiety. Increasingly, antidepressants, particularly the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are being used as the initial treatment. They are proving to be effective, nonaddictive, and to have relatively minor side effects.
Many standard antidepressants take 2 - 4 weeks, and sometimes up to 12 weeks, before they are fully effective. People who take them may also experience a t...
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Expert & Community Posts
05/14/07 #9 Can coming off SSRI trigger or contribute to migraines?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...and intensity, at the time I was being taken off Celexa for anxiety. Can coming off an SSRI... Read more »
Out with the Old, In with the New
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert...Sinequan is used along with an antidepressant like Celexa. Celexa is the antidepressant,... Read more »
Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...or sad. For people with PTSD who also have other anxiety disorders or depression,... Read more »
Hey, Where'd all the SSRIs go?
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health Expert...Sinequan is used along with an antidepressant like Celexa. Celexa is the antidepressant, and... Read more »
Myths About Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...medical help, however, symptoms will subside over time. Anxiety disorders are treatable and... Read more »
Health Guide
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 treat depression, have been found to be effective in... Read more »Medication for Social Anxiety Disorder
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