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Health Encyclopedia: Anxiety Disorders Medications

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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Antidepressants, Triptans, and Serotonin Syndrome
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...especially when beginning any of the medications, changing dosages, or adding other medications... Read more »

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Are You Depressed, Taking Antidepressants and Losing Your Libido? What You Can Do About It
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...Phillips and Slaughter suggest that decreasing the dosage of an SSRI can help to increase sexual... Read more »

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Study Shows Zoloft and Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...(Luvox) milnacipran (Savella) mirtazapine (Remeron) paroxetine (Paxil) reboxetine (Edronax)... Read more »

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Understanding Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Part 3:Treatment of Perinatal Depression
By UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders , Health Expert

...antidepressants (fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram and paroxetine) ( ACOG Practice Bulletin,... Read more »

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A brief guide to Serotonin
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...work for you.   Other examples of SSRIs:   Paroxetine (Paxil) Sertraline (Zoloft) Read more »

Health Guide

How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
...withstand side-effects and may need to try different medications before finding the correct medication and dosage to help them. Antidepressants are often started at a low level and increased until... Read more »
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Medications
...delivers a 9-hour dose of methylphenidate.These drugs are available in short-acting and long-acting dosage forms. The short-acting forms need to be taken several times a day, including during... Read more »
Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...then, may need maintenance therapy. Experts disagree, however, on the optimal length or the appropriate dosage of maintenance therapy. Some patients may need to stay on antidepressants for 1 - 2... Read more »
Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Medications
...tolerated and safe.)Patients typically start with a very low dose taken 1 hour before bedtime. The dosage is increased until the patient finds relief. Patients sometimes need to take an extended... Read more »
Bipolar Disorder Treatment
...drowsiness in newborn infants. Women who must take lithium during pregnancy should take the lowest possible dosage and stop the drug 1 - 2 days before delivery. Mothers who are taking lithium... Read more »

Medications

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...monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before... Read more »

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Paroxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression, panic... Read more »

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...monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before... Read more »

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