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Health Encyclopedia: Anxiety Disorders Medications
- Anxiety Disorders - Medications
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- Anxiety - Causes
- Anxiety - Risk Factors
- Complications
- Anxiety Diagnosis
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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By Matthew Thompson , Health Expert...but you can discuss taking them with your doctor. Cortisone Injections - These are given into... Read more »
Ask the Expert: Methotrexate Side Effects
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Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...help prevent irreparable joint damage that might otherwise occur. Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, cortisone, methylprednisolone, and hydrocortisone, are used to treat many rheumatic... Read more »Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Treatment
...are intermittent, and there is no evidence of a permanent injury. In CTS, steroid injections (such as cortisone or prednisolone) shrink the swollen tissues and relieve pressure on the nerve.... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Treatment
...triiodothyronine, levothyroxine, or both. Lower doses may be safer in elderly patients. Oftentimes, hydrocortisone, a corticosteroid, is also administered. Any other accompanying critical... Read more »Foot Pain: Forefoot Pain
...be reduced by massaging the affected area. Roomier shoes (box-toe shoes), pads of various sorts, and cortisone injections in the painful area are also helpful. A combination of cortisone... Read more »Asthma Treatment
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