| Anxiety disorder medications are for those | | | | option a person wants to go for. When |
| suffering panic attacks. These are used to | | | | combined with other drugs and foods, this |
| reduce the symptoms of anxiety and lessen the | | | | antidepressant can prove to be very toxic. |
| number of panic attacks. Of course your | | | | And because of this the FDA has put out a |
| physician should be made well aware of any | | | | warning on all antidepressants. A person |
| and all medications taken to lessen the | | | | taking this drug is more susceptible to |
| side-effects of drug interactions. A number | | | | attempt suicide, especially when the dosage |
| of these drugs are effective in removing | | | | is changed or when they just taking these |
| agitation and turmoil in a person's life. | | | | drugs. |
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| TYPES OF MEDICATIONS | | | | WHAT TO EXPECT |
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| Due to the nature of the disorder and the | | | | The effects of these medications should be |
| parts of the physiology affected the drugs | | | | visible within the first eight weeks of |
| prescribed are similar. In fact most | | | | medication. A person who is using these drugs |
| medications have a common mixture of | | | | should find improvements in his/her symptoms |
| ingredients. A lot of them contain selective | | | | in that time frame. To be on a safer side it |
| serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs or | | | | is always recommended that the patient have a |
| Benzodiazepines. | | | | regular checkup with his/her doctor. This is |
| | | | especially important if the symptoms the |
| The substance Serotonin is also known as the | | | | drugs are prescribed are still present. In |
| brain's happy drug. Lack of serotonin, as | | | | those cases the doctor's visit is a must. By |
| believed by many of the scientists, is the | | | | allowing enough face time with a doctor they |
| cause of depression, anxiety, and panic | | | | can change your medication or can increase |
| attacks. These increase the levels of | | | | the dosage as needed. |
| serotonin in the brain. Some of the | | | | |
| well-known name brands that use selective | | | | TREATMENTS ALONG WITH MEDICATION |
| serotonin reuptake inhibitors are Prozac and | | | | |
| Zoloft. | | | | Anxiety disorder medication is only the first |
| | | | step to improve the health of those afflicted |
| Benzodiazepines are psychoactive drugs for | | | | with anxiety disorder. Doctors may also |
| various Para-psychical influences. They act | | | | suggest counseling and other relaxation |
| as minor tranquilizers and causes the body's | | | | techniques as well. With a positive side |
| nervous system to slow down, for those who | | | | effect of the latter as having positive |
| are weak and remain sensitive to a lot of | | | | long-term effects too. |
| things,and helps them to relax. These anxiety | | | | |
| disorder medications can also sometimes be | | | | CONCLUSION |
| very addictive, so they should only be taken | | | | |
| when prescribed by a doctor. Some well-known | | | | After reading this article you should have |
| name brands that use Benzodiazepines are | | | | come to the conclusion that there is no |
| Xanax and Valium. | | | | silver bullet cure for anxiety attacks. |
| | | | Medicated anxiety treatments are not a |
| Another medication used to treat panic | | | | panacea and the medications are usually |
| attacks and anxiety are the Antidepressants. | | | | prescribed for a very long time. The time |
| They affect the neurotransmitters in the | | | | length for treatment can be as much as a year |
| brain. A good brand name for Antidepressants | | | | or sometimes much longer depending on the |
| is Effexor. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors | | | | specific person's reaction to the medications |
| (MAOIs), are also very powerful | | | | and the severity of their anxiety disorder. |
| antidepressant drugs should be the last | | | | |