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TOP MEDICATIONS FOR TREATING ANXIETY

Posted on October 26, 2022 By
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Are you dealing with anxiety and feel like maybe you need to take a medication toh elp with your symptoms? In this video we will go over some of the top medications that are used to treat anxiety and when they are appropriate to use. We’ll discuss Benzodiazepines like Xanax, Lorazepam and Valium. Also we’ll discuss Propranolol and Hydroxyzine and SSRI and SNRI like Lexapro, Cymbalta, Zoloft and more.

Anxiety? have you been trying ways to deal   if so then this is the video for you. we   treat anxiety so you can make a more  informed decision with your doctor. hi there, i m dr. erik richardson a board  i d like to welcome you to familymed, a channel  that focuses giving you practical and accurate   medical information to help you

And your family.  if you think this would be something that is   helpful to you make sure you subscribe, hit that  notification button and follow along with us.   the most common medications that we reach for   not the only thing you should rely on when  treating anxiety, but it can be a good tool   if you are suffering from

It, you are not alone.  anxiety is one of the most common health issues   that approximately 20 percent of adults in   dealt with some sort of an anxiety disorder.   the good news though, that i want you leaving  with after watching this video, is that there   is hope. there are options that can help and can  keep it from

Controlling your life. we always like   to focus on non-medication techniques to help, so  if you are interested in learning more about that,   i guess before we go into discussing the  different medications, i find that it s   helpful to understand a little bit about what  anxiety really is. the best way that i have  

Found to describe it centers around recognizing a  normal reaction in our body that we call the fight   or flight response. this is the mechanism that  we have developed, that when confronted with   something dangerous, allows our body to ramp up  and either fight it or run from it. for example,   if you are walking through a

Forest and a bear  charges out at you, what s going to happen?   constrict to allow more blood to the brain,   these are normal responses, and they are good  responses, because when the bear is coming after   you, you need to react. anxiety is a condition  where this response is a little too active.   it s where these

Normal responses to scary or  dangerous situations, are overactive or flare   up for things that are not dangerous or scary.  so instead of the bear charging in the forest,   it s like walking through the trees and a fuzzy  bunny were to hop in front of you. but instead   to it like it was a bear. so that s what is  

Happening with anxiety. normal day to day life  is triggering that flight or fight response in a   way that starts to interfere with your ability to  function. there are some medications that can help   you control this response especially when you ve  tried everything else, so let s get into those.   are two general categories of

Treatment   approach when we try and treat it as you get it   and an approach to treat it to try and prevent  it. within each of these categories there are   let s look first at the treat it as you  get it kind of anxiety. this is typically   when people have occasional panic attacks or have  situational issues that seem

To bring on anxiety.   traveling, flying, being in enclosed spaces,   being in crowds or presenting things in front  of people. this would also include your panic   attacks that can come out of nowhere and they don  t necessarily have to have a reason. most of these   treatments tend to center around just calming the 

Anxiety down or creating some sort of sedation to   probably the most common, or at least most   talked about, medications used for this type of  anxiety, are in a class of medications called   lorazepam or valium types of medications.   these are a sedating medication, that can be very  effective in treating anxiety that

Has come on   all of a sudden. when you have a significant panic  attack, they can be the most effective treatments.   of thes, but the most important thing to   t something that you should take very often.   medications is that they can be very addictive.   they aren t designed for or intended to be taken  on

A daily basis. unfortunately, many physicians   have been prescribed it this way, and it can be  very difficult to get off of it. i will use them   in my practice, but we don t give very many of  them to avoid the potential of addiction. what   i tell people, is that if you are having a severe  panic attack and everything else

Isn t working,   then they can be extremely effective. but, if  you find that you need to use them frequently,   it s better to find something safer to prevent  the symptoms from coming on in the first place.   one called propranolol. i give a better   but in short it is a great medication to help   social anxiety

And getting up in front of crowds.   it helps slow the heart rate down and prevent that  significant anxiety response that can happen when   put in those situations. it can be used as a daily  medication for more mild anxiety and it doesn t   another effective medication that can help   this is an anti-histamine or in

Other words a more  powerful version of benadryl. it can be used as   with it is that it makes you really sleepy,   so most people don t do well with it on a regular  basis. it can be quite helpful though for those   so those are the main kinds of medications that  are used when your anxiety doesn t happen every  

Day. but what about when you are always anxious  or you are having frequent panic attacks that you   feel like you need to be taking something all  the time. when your anxiety gets to that point   it is better to reach for medications that can  help prevent the symptoms from coming on in the   first place. as we mentioned before,

Medications  like propranolol or hydroxyzine can be used on a   when your anxiety is bad, the most common  medications we will use, belong to the family   of medications we refer to as antidepressants.  working with the different chemicals in the   there are two main classes of these medications  that we will use. one we

Call ssri or selective   selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors.   out of the ssri s the most effective medications  in controlling anxiety have been escitalopram,   fluvoxamine are felt to be effective as well  snri s like venlavaxine and duloxetine  have been shown to be effective as well.   daily to help

Prevent symptoms from coming   on. it usually takes up to 4-6 weeks to see a  full effect, so they aren t meant to be taken   another medication that is commonly used is called   buspirone. this is in a class of medication all  on it s own, but it does have some similar effects   anxiety and is usually tolerated pretty

Well.   it doesn t seem to be as effective as some of the  typical antidepressants, however it has been found   to be useful in adding it to some of the ssri or  snri s when more anxiety control is needed.   this is actually an old anti-seizure medication,  but it has been found to be effective in treating   anxiety in

Some people. it probably isn t the  first medication that most doctors will reach for,   but it is typically tolerated pretty well, and  can be helpful when other things may not. i   as you can see, there are a lot of  different medications that we can reach for   if nothing else is working to treat your anxiety.  we can t

Go into specifics about each one,   in the scope of this video, but hopefully going  over what options are out there can help you,   in being a little more informed as you talk to  your doctor about what may be right for you.   talk with them about how often you are really  experiencing bothersome symptoms. if it is  

Occasionally then taking periodic medications  like your benzodiazepines may be appropriate.   s really best of you stay away from those   symptoms from happening in the first place. well, i hope you found this to be helpful,   if you did, please take the time to give this  video a like and share it with your friends. it  

Helps our channel to grow and reach other people  that may need this in their life. if you haven t   and hitting that notification button so you   so until next time, this is familymed with dr.   body because it s the only one you have.

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TOP MEDICATIONS FOR TREATING ANXIETY By Erik Richardson D.O.

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