Anxiety Disorder Prescription Drugs
Anxiety Disorder is the most-often reported psycho-emotional disorder – after depression. Most anxiety sufferers are also depressed and are regularly treated for both disorders. We are not exactly sure what the total number of cases of anxiety disorder exist in our country. Estimates range from several million to well over 10 Million.
Extreme cases are typically treated with medication and behavior modification. It is typically used for the serious sufferer because this disorder can literally take over your life and produce totally debilitating effects. In order to actually treat the disorder and produce a lasting impact and even eliminate a panic attack in the life of the sufferer requires the patient to achieve a change in the way their mind processes a reaction to an anxiety-provoking stimulus – from inappropriate to appropriate.
While this sounds simple intellectually it is difficult in practice because most anxiety sufferers have at the base of their errant thinking a primarily inappropriate reaction to future, unknown eventualities. Even though they are aware that the potential outcomes of their anxiety fixation are improbable they nonetheless continue to experience the same effect.
Symptomatic relief is the number one request for medication in regard to General Anxiety Disorder, the most common strain of this disorder since its transition from general anxiety into full-fledged disorder, with associated panic attack, results in extremely unpleasant episodes.
Prescription Drugs that are typically administered for symptomatic relief of General Anxiety Disorder are generally in two distinct categories – addressing the two primary sources of discomfort – the extreme fear and anxiety; and the extreme depression and hopelessness that accompanies it. These two categories, then, are tranquilizers and antidepressants.
Basic or primary tranquilizers prescribed include Xanax or Prozac in combination with Valium or other calming drugs to lessen the effects of the trauma that goes with an anxiety attack. More aggressive and proactive drug therapy includes the following:
Azapirones is often found in the applied antidepressant category used to calm the central nervous system. It can be intolerable in some patients and, like other related medications, it can be addictive. While not specifically intended for Anxiety relief, its affect on GAD symptoms make it a typical choice for symptomatic relief.
Alprozolam is a benzodiazepine, meaning it enhances the effect of naturally produced neurotransmitter- related gamma-aminobutyric acid. It is a psychoactive medication that works to calm the central nervous system and is very effective for extreme or infrequent but extreme panic attack sufferers. Its long-term use is controversial both because it is often reported to have lessening affect over time and it is addictive with significant withdrawal symptoms.
General benzodiazepines, including Librium, are effective because of their Anxiolytic or anti-anxiety effects as well as their sedative, anticonvulsant and muscle-relaxant effects. Again, this entire category of medication, while extremely beneficial for occasional, severe sufferers is only to be used under close administration by a psychiatrist because of its addictive affects.
You should research these medications – not to make a decision – but to become an informed user. More importantly, the management of these prescription tools to prevent a panic attack can only be done by a doctor. Your education should therefore be in the direction of that of an informed patient rather than a decider.
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