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Medications
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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Anxiety Medications: BuSpar
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...including cold and allergy medications, vitamins or herbal remedies, you should speak with your... Read more »
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What You Need to Know
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert"A thought connected to OCD is probably more prevalent in my life than any other thought in the... Read more »
OCD - Statistics on Underdiagnosis and Undertreatment
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertObsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United... Read more »
Brain Scan Detects Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertScientists at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom have released the results of a study... Read more »
The Difference Between Obsessions and Compulsions
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It involves intrusive and unwanted... Read more »
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...to be any more effective than placebo for relieving PMS symptoms. It is certainly possible that some herbal medicines may be helpful, but patients should always be wary of unproven claims for... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Causes
CausesA person's genetics, biochemistry, environment, history, and psychological profile all seem to contribute to the development of anxiety disorders. Most people with these disorders seem to have... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Highlights
Anxiety Disorders and Physical HealthAnxiety disorders affect more than emotional health -- they are also associated with many physical illnesses, suggests important new research in the... Read more »Schizophrenia: Risk Factors
...non-right handed, and very few of these people develop schizophrenia.)Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects a significant number of schizophrenic patients. OCD... Read more »Other Asthma Treatment for Children and Adolescents
...alternative therapies, including high-dose vitamins, urine injections, homeopathic remedies, and most herbal remedies.Relaxation and Stress-Reduction Techniques. Patients report benefits from many... Read more »
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