Although there are many prescription medications for anxiety there are many people who wish to find other options to treat their anxiety. One of the potential issues with taking prescription medications and especially anti-anxiety meds is that there may be undesirable side effects or withdrawal symptoms. Another problem is that there are some anti-anxiety medications which may be habit forming especially those medications which fall under the category of benzodiazepines such as Xanax or Valium....
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