| Social anxiety medication is the only thing | | | | observation of the doctor. |
| that can help you throughout a sticky | | | | |
| situation. In fact, there are different types | | | | When the doctor has given the prescription, |
| that are available in the market; and with | | | | you must only take in the right dosage at the |
| the help of a qualified doctor, you will be | | | | prescribed time. If you happen to miss taking |
| able to find the right social anxiety | | | | it, you should not double the next one; just |
| medication just for you. | | | | stick to the original plan. |
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| In general, there are 4 types of social | | | | If the social anxiety medication given by the |
| anxiety medications. These are namely: | | | | doctor doesn't appear to work, you should |
| benzodiazepines, beta blockers, monoamine | | | | tell him or her immediately so the dosage can |
| oxidase inhibitors and serotonin reuptake | | | | be increased or something else will be |
| inhibitors. | | | | prescribed. |
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| Your doctor will most likely prescribe the | | | | Aside from this, you might have to undergo |
| serotonin reuptake inhibitors (or SSRI for | | | | cognitive behavioral therapy (also known as |
| short) because tests have shown that it has | | | | CBT) or social skills training (otherwise |
| the least number of side effects compared to | | | | known as "talk" therapy). |
| the other kinds of social anxiety | | | | |
| medications. | | | | The good news about this disorder is that |
| | | | this problem can be overcome. You shouldn't |
| The three other drugs are only able to | | | | expect a drastic improvement overnight; but |
| control specific symptoms of this disorder, | | | | with the help of your doctor who will be |
| but not all. This means that the best social | | | | prescribing the best social anxiety |
| anxiety medication will depend on the | | | | medication and effort on your part, you will |
| symptoms that you exhibit based on the | | | | be able to have a great social life. |