Anti-Anxiety Medication

Some anti-anxiety medications target anxiety itself, while others are used for symptoms such as insomnia. Click on a drug name to read more about it.

This informative article discusses when anti-anxiety medication should be used, as well as the risks and rewards of benzodiazepines and SSRIs.

This list of the anti-anxiety medication currently in use includes a short description of how each drug works, and classifications of these drugs.

Busiprone is a non-benzodiazepine anti-anxiety medication that seems to have no addictive properties. Learn more about this unusual drug here.

This video discusses several anti-anxiety medications, including Xanax, Buspar and Paxil, as well as therapy and proper lifestyle choices for treating anxiety.

Concerns over addiction can conflict with the need to live a full life. This site discusses such concerns, as well as the drugs themselves.

This page will teach you suggested dosages, side effects and drug interactions for benzodiazepines, which are used as anti-anxiety medication.

It is difficult to know when anti-anxiety medication might be the best approach. This excellent page examines the considerations that go along with decision.

Hear this woman's success story of using the SSRI Zoloft as an anti-anxiety medication. She does report side effects, but feels that they are under control.

Read this article to learn about the considerations that should be kept in mind when looking for an effective anti-anxiety medication.

Xanax is a popular anti-anxiety medication related to Valium, which explains why it can be highly addictive. Make sure you know what you're getting into!

Because of addiction and relaxing effects, prescription and illegal anti-anxiety medications share risk of abuse. This article examines the problem in detail.

Help from a supportive doctor and lifestyle changes allowed this woman to wean herself off the anti-anxiety medications to which she was addicted.

The elderly are often prescribed anti-anxiety medication without allowance for their situation or physiology. This can cause more problems than it solves.

This blog describes the typical “brain zap” symptom of Paxil withdrawal, an anti-anxiety medication that was falsely claimed to have no withdrawal issues.