Will Serzone Help With 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
Antidepressants Don't Work
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...fluoxetine (Prozac), venlafaxine (Effexor), nefazodone (Serzone) and paroxetine (Seroxat/Paxil).... Read more »
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By Merely Me , Health Expert...literature as not causing weight gain include Cymbalta and Serzone. If you find yourself... Read more »
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By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...mean they all have an anxiety disorder? Does it mean anxiety disorders are on the rise? The... 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
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...treatment would be useful.Studies have been mixed on the use of intermittent treatment with nefazodone (Serzone), another designer antidepressant. Patients should be aware that nefazodone has been... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Treatment
Anxiety disorders require treatment. Simply trying to talk oneself out of anxiety is as futile as trying to talk oneself out of a heart or stomach problem. Most anxiety disorders, especially... Read more »Images
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