What are the best drugs to treat anxiety disorders and Why?
Posted on Oct 14, 2008 under anxiety disorders |
The easiest answer is - whatever works.
Anxiety disorders have lots of different drugs because no one drug works for every person. We don't really understand the brain chemistry well enough to understand why certain drugs work better than others, but it probably has to do with individual variations in neuronal receptors, efficacy at crossing the blood-brain barrier, and clearance (detoxification) from the system. All of these factors can vary from individual to individual, therefore a drug that works well for a friend of yours may not work well for you. On the other hand, several drugs may work for an anxiety disorder you may have - its all a process of determining which is best. Talk to your doctor, examine your options. If one drug gives you bad side-effects, ask if there are alternatives. It all comes down to what you can live with in the end.
July 22nd, 2006 at 2:07 pm
look here i wish i was der to help u cuz right now we could roll up a fat blunt and sit back and talk and smoke and drink if u want and thats all the drugs u need
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July 22nd, 2006 at 2:10 pm
I work in a hospital and from what I have seen Ativan or zanex
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July 22nd, 2006 at 2:11 pm
I've taken Zyprexa (not really an antianxiety drug, but my dr. put me on it anyway) and I didn't like it much (it made me sleepy during the day), and I also have Xanax for emergencies, but it makes my stomach hurt a lot and I don't like it much. I'm on BuSpar (buspirone) every day and it works pretty well. It seems like I took something else, but I can't remember the name and it wasn't that great, anyway. I took Zoloft for a little while, but the side effects were so bad every time I increased the dosage that I couldn't get to an effective level to treat my anxiety. It's not an anti-anxiety drug per se, but it can be used to treat anxiety.
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July 22nd, 2006 at 2:11 pm
Prozac. 'Cause sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you dont! Seriously, go talk to a doctor or pharmacist about this. They can point you in the right direction.
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opinion
July 22nd, 2006 at 2:11 pm
morphines, calms u generally.
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July 22nd, 2006 at 2:12 pm
The easiest answer is - whatever works.
Anxiety disorders have lots of different drugs because no one drug works for every person. We don't really understand the brain chemistry well enough to understand why certain drugs work better than others, but it probably has to do with individual variations in neuronal receptors, efficacy at crossing the blood-brain barrier, and clearance (detoxification) from the system. All of these factors can vary from individual to individual, therefore a drug that works well for a friend of yours may not work well for you. On the other hand, several drugs may work for an anxiety disorder you may have - its all a process of determining which is best. Talk to your doctor, examine your options. If one drug gives you bad side-effects, ask if there are alternatives. It all comes down to what you can live with in the end.
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July 22nd, 2006 at 4:18 pm
First of all, you have to come to the realization that anxiety isn't a disorder. Pharmaceutical companies say it is so that you clumsy Americans can put money into their pockets. Don't believe me? Why is it that now, all of a sudden, obesity is a disease and wasn't just 10years ago? Don't believe the "hype" buddy
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Common sense
July 22nd, 2006 at 7:22 pm
This is a question that should be asked of a physician who knows the history of the patient. What works great for one may not work for another and sometimes, one needs a combination of drugs. Physical issues need to be addressed also to make sure something isn't counter productive or harmful depending on the body's chemistry and medical history.
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July 22nd, 2006 at 8:15 pm
SSRI's because they have fewer side effects over the traditinal tr-cyclics
ex. of SSRI's include prozac, paxil, and lexapro
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July 24th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
we have many drugs foranxiety such as SSRIs buspiron chlorodiazepoxide alprazolam and………………. but the best solution is change of life style
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July 25th, 2006 at 3:20 pm
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