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Old Jan 02, 2015, 04:16 PM
AncientMelody AncientMelody is offline
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Originally Posted by -jimi- View Post
There are some people who have an effect on anxiety from antidepressants, but many also do not. I don't even have a calming effect from those who more or less make you drop to the floor. Many doctors demand you try several antidepressants which averages maybe 2 years of med trials before they consider true medication for anxiety. I sometimes feel they are trying too much offlabel just to be able not to prescribe benzos. I had TCA, SSRIs, SNRI, antipsychotics, antihistamines and mood stabilizers all before I was allowed xanax. It was quite rough.
SSRIs, SNRIs, and antihistamines all have meds in the class that have anxiety as a label indication.

Cymbalta, prozac, luvox, lexapro, and vistaril......all of these and more are FDA indicated to treat anxiety. of course it doesn't mean they work for everyone. and I can sympathize that it's tough when you have raging anxiety going unchecked!