Anxiety Drugs

This informative video explores the use of Ativan as an anxiety drug. Learn how the drug works, as well as its side effects.

Although SSRIs are currently the anxiety drugs of choice, benzodiazepines are still used for infrequent panic attacks. Read more about them here.

Read studies suggesting the anxiety drug Lexapro should be used for general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and panic disorder.

This page explains how anxiety drugs in each category are used, including the pros and cons of each class and expected course of treatment.

This article examines the recent FDA warnings of suicide in teens taking SSRIs as depression and anxiety drugs. Don't worry: The warnings aren't so dire as you might think.

This study suggests that duloxetine (Cymbalta) should be added to the stable of anxiety drugs for its ability to relieve General Anxiety Disorder.

As the inventor of this well-known anti-anxiety drug is honored, this article explores the role of benzodiazepines from the 60's through today.

No descriptions, no explanations, just a list of all the anxiety drugs that are available in the US, categorized by the specific disorder they're used to treat.

This list includes anxiety drugs currently in clinical trials for FDA approval. Get a glimpse of the future of psychiatric treatment for anxiety.

This online book offers a scientific examination of anxiety drugs, discussing how they're tested in animals and the biochemical basis of anxiety.

This video shows part of a lecture by an expert on benzodiazepine withdrawal. Her recommendations include gradual reduction and psychological support.

In some cases, illegal drugs could trigger anxiety. Learn which drugs can have this effect and who might be affected.

When it comes to illegal drugs, anxiety is one of the risk factors. Please don't try to use drugs to self-medicate – talk to a doctor and get monitored help.

With some drugs, anxiety is a side effect rather than a target. Find which medications can make you feel psychological or physiological anxiety.