Medication for Anxiety
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It is normal for most people to suffer from anxiety in life. However, if you become anxious without any reason and the anxiety is carried forward over a prolonged period, then you should seek professional help.  Fortunately, there are number of treatments for your feeling of constant anxiety. Medication for anxiety is one of such treatments. You will need to talk to your physician, who should be able to prescribe the right medicine to you.

You can select from various anti-anxiety medications. However, it all depends on the severity of your  anxiety symptoms. It is still suggested to combine medication with behavioral therapies for better and safe results. This is so because medicine can provide you only temporary relief and you might end up having an addiction to certain drugs. It is hence advised to combine medicine with therapy to get the best results.

Medicines for anxiety augment the level of neurotransmitter serotonin that causes a happy feeling in the human beings. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are other types of FDA approved drugs that help in reducing anxiety. There are also drugs like sertraline (Zoloft), Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), paroxetine (Paxil) and venlafaxine (Effexor XR) that help to treat anxiety disorder. There are also the anti-depressant tricyclics that treat anxiety. Tricyclics may have some side effects like dizziness and drowsiness.

Benzodiazepines are other kinds of medication useful in clearing the symptoms of anxiety swiftly. They also soothe the person suffering from anxiety. There are different types of benzodiazepine drugs such as Kalma, Xanax, Tranxene, Valium and Restoril. However, these drugs do not have a lasting effect and have side effects like drowsiness and dizziness. Another such medicine is Buspirone (BuSpar). Sometimes though, these drugs affect the moods of the people and the concerned person can suffer withdrawal symptoms.

Inderal and Tenormin are two beta-blockers that are also employed as anti-anxiety medication though are certainly not meant for prolonged use.

Since, almost all anti-anxiety medicines have their own set of side effects; you need to be very cautious in consuming them.  


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