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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