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The primary medications used today for panic disorder are several types of antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and the benzodiazepines (sometimes in combination with these SSRIs). However, if a medication can specifically block the panic attack itself, many patients no longer anticipate events with such anxiety and can overcome their phobias more quickly. Both current research and clinical experience suggest that certain medications may help reduce symptoms during one or both of these stages for some people. The second stage is the symptoms of the panic attack itself. The first stage is anticipatory anxiety: all the uncomfortable physical symptoms and negative thoughts that rise up as you anticipate facing panic. For a drug to help in this area, it must help in at least one of the two stages of panic.

Gabapentin (Neurontin) generalized anxiety, social anxietyįor panic attacks, the greatest benefit that medications can provide is to enhance the patient’s motivation and accelerate progress toward facing panic and all of its repercussions.

Pregabalin (Lyrica) generalized anxiety disorder.

buspirone (BuSpar) generalized anxiety, OCD, panic.duloxetine (Cymbalta) generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic, OCD.venlafaxine XR (Effexor XR) panic, OCD, depression, social anxiety, generalized anxiety.venlafaxine (Effexor) panic, OCD, depression, social anxiety, generalized anxiety.SEROTONIN-NOREPINEPHRINE REUPTAKE INHIBITORS (SNRIs) citalopram (Celexa) depression, OCD, panic, PTSD, generalized anxiety.escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro) OCD, panic,depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, PTSD, generalized anxiety.paroxetine (Paxil) OCD, depression, panic, social anxiety, PTSD, generalized anxiety.sertraline (Zoloft) OCD, depression, panic, social anxiety, PTSD, generalized anxiety.fluvoxamine (Luvox) OCD, depression, panic, social anxiety, PTSD, generalized anxiety.fluoxetine (Prozac) OCD, depression, panic, social anxiety, PTSD, generalized anxiety.SELECTIVE SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS (SSRIs) tranylcypromine (Parnate) panic, OCD, depression, generalized anxiety, PTSD.phenelzine (Nardil) panic, OCD, social anxiety, depression, generalized anxiety, PTSD.trazodone (Desyrel) depression, generalized anxiety.clomipramine (Anafranil) panic, OCD, depression.doxepin (Sinequan or Adapin) panic, depression.amitriptyline (Elavil) panic, generalized anxiety, depression, PTSD.

nortriptyline (Aventyl or Pamelor) panic, generalized anxiety, depression, PTSD.desipramine (Norpramin, Pertofrane and others) panic, generalized anxiety, depression, PTSD.

imipramine (Tofranil) panic, depression, generalized anxiety, PTSD.chlordiazepoxide (Librium) generalized anxiety, phobias.oxazepam (Serax) generalized anxiety, phobias.lorazepam (Ativan) generalized anxiety, panic, phobias.diazepam (Valium) generalized anxiety, panic, phobias.clonazepam (Klonopin) panic, generalized anxiety, phobias, social anxiety.alprazolam (Xanax) panic, generalized anxiety, phobias, social anxiety, OCD.(I gratefully acknowledge James Ballenger, MD for his review of this section.) Then you will see each of the major problems (panic attacks, generalized anxiety, and so forth), with descriptions of the commonly recommended medications for that difficulty. Here you will first find a list of all the major medications and the problems they address.