Profiles of all types of anxiety medications. Find out which anxiety medications work best for each specific anxiety disorder. Advantages, disadvantages, side-effects of anxiety medication.

Anxiety Medication Profiles

A. TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS (TCAs)

• Imipramine (Tofranil and others)
• Desipramine (Norpramin, Pertofrane and others)
• Nortriptyline (Pamelor, Aventyl)
• Clomipramine (Anafranil)
• Amitriptyline (Elavil)
• Doxepin (Sinequan, Adapin)

B. OTHER CYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS

• Venlafaxine (Effexor)

C. SEROTONIN REUPTAKE BLOCKING AGENTS (SSRIs)

• Fluoxetine (Prozac)
• Sertraline (Zoloft)
• Paroxetine (Paxil)
• Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
• Escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro)

D. BENZODIAZEPINES (BZs)

• Alprazolam (Xanax)
• Clonazepam (Klonopin)
• Lorazepam (Ativan)
• Diazepam (Valium)
• Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
• Oxazepam (Serax)

E. MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS

• Phenelzine (Nardil)
• Tranylcypromine (Parnate)

F. BETA-BLOCKERS

• Propranolol (Inderal)
• Atenolol (Tenormin)

G. OTHER TRANQUILIZERS

• Buspirone (Buspar)

H. ANTICONVULSANT

• Valproic Acid (Depakote)

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