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Anxiety information;
Instead of anxiety medications, therapy is often useful.
There are many types of psychotherapy, from brief (e.g.,
10 visits), to long-term insight oriented psychoanalytic
therapy (e.g., years of several weekly visits). Many anxiety
disorders respond to cognitive-behavioral therapy, where
the focus is on changing behavior (and mood) without delving
deeply into the past emotional conflicts. Other kinds of
therapy commonly used to treat anxiety disorders include
supportive work (e.g., values clarification) as well as
learning relaxation techniques such as breathing, biofeedback,
or hypnosis.
Anxiety pills?
There are constantly new medications being developed to
treat anxiety. Benzodiazepines (like Valium)
are still used; for most anxiety disorders benzodiazepines
are much safer, without the risk of developing a tolerance
or dependency. Ativan and Klonopin
are all more recently released benzodiazepines which may
give greater relief and / or fewer potential side effects
/ reduced risk over Valium. Xanax
is also a benzodiazepine but different in that it can be
used to combat anxiety combined with depression plus irritable
bowel syndrome and agoraphobia.
Anxiety medications in the SSRI family (Selective Serotonin
Reuptake Inhibitors) are very effective with most anxiety
disorders, as well as depression (for which they were initially
developed). Buspar is mainly for
anxiety without depression. If you suffer anxiety with depression
and would prefer an SSRI, you should look at our Depression
Pills Section and perhaps consider Effexor. SSRI's are
often cautioned for use as they can lead to substance abuse
and / or bring about unpleasant even dangerous side effects.
At the beginning of treatment with anxiety pills many people
experience some side effects (e.g., gastrointestinal upset,
headache or change in sexual function), but these are usually
mild / moderate and only transient. Of course, if the side
effects are severe or persist beyond a few weeks, an alternative
medication should be tried.
It is therefore important that you not only ensure taking
anxiety pills is the right course of action / treatment
for you, but you should also consider carefully which type
and brand of anxiety medicationl should you purchase.
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