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Health Encyclopedia: Anxiety Disorders Medications
- Anxiety Disorders - Medications
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- Anxiety - Causes
- Anxiety - Risk Factors
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- 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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Strattera
...children and teenagers taking Strattera. This risk seems higher when first beginning Strattera or during dosage adjustments. According to the medication guide for Strattera, parents should contact... 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 »Anxiety Disorders: Diagnosis
...room with chest pain and who are low to moderate risk for a heart attack are actually suffering from panic attacks. It is often difficult even for specialists to distinguish between heart... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Introduction
...worries should be differentiated from those that would define other anxiety disorders, such as fear of panic attacks or appearing in public. Moreover, they are not obsessive like those with... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Other Treatments
...children and adolescents with OCD responded better to CBT alone than the antidepressant setraline (Zoloft) alone, but most patients did best when they were treated with a combination of CBT and... Read more »
Medications
...the first full day of your period. The dosage is based on your medical condition and... Read more »
...mental/mood changes (including new/worsening anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping,... Read more »
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