Medications Used to Treat Anxiety Attacks and Panic Attacks
One of the methods used to treat more serious cases of anxiety attacks and panic attacks is medication. This is a quick list of those medications which we’ll go over in more detail later.
There are a few different drug classes used to treat anxiety attacks and panic attacks, including Azapirones, Benzodiazepines, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, and Tricyclic Antidepressants.
Some examples of these include:
Benzodiazepines: alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, and lorazepam.
Anti-Depressant Class Drugs:
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors): escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline.
SNRIs (serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors): bicifadine, desipramine, desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, milnacipran, nefazodone, sibutramine and venlafaxine.
Benzodiazepines are some of the most widely prescribed mediations for anxiety attacks and panic attacks, but are also the most subject to addiction and abuse.
We’ll cover more later.
Take care of yourself…