Medication for Anxiety: Benefits and Side Effects of Anxiety Medication

Are you considering medications for your anxiety disorder? Learn about the types of medications and treatments and their risks and benefits.

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0:00 Medication for Anxiety: Benefits and Side Effects
5:15 Treatments for Anxiety
6:19 Response Rates
12:20 Beta Blockers (continued) • FDA-approved for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension
19:33 Risks of Benzodiazepines (continued)
22:23 Standing Dose Medicines (continued)
27:08 How to Choose an SSRI
28:05 Benefits of SSRI's
30:49 Weight Gain and SSRI's
32:18 Sexual Side Effects of SSRI's
33:42 Stopping an SSRI
36:58 Indications for SSRI's and SNRI's
38:43 Buspar (buspirone)
41:21 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI's)
42:53 Other Drugs Used for Anxiety