Medicines For Social Anxiety Disorder |
Social anxiety disorder affect a great percentage of the US population and many of them are not treat it because they dont see it as a chronic disease or illness, however social anxiety can become severe, cause depression and create you an isolated life.
There are different treatments available for social phobia, they are psychotherapy and medications. Usually medicines for social anxiety disorder are anti depressants like SSRIs and SNRIs that contain paroxetine, there are many medicine drug anti depressants like prozac, zoloft, paxil CR, celexa, lexapro and many others.
The other kind of treatment does not involve medicines and is psychotherapy. It tries to help you change your though patterns and physical reactions to social interactions. This method is the most effective and can be taken step by step with the help of a specialist.
On the other hand medicines for social anxiety and anti depressants can help you quickly reduce depression and anxiety for the short term, but they will not cure your phobia. In 75% of the cases those medicines such as paxil are not effective for this disorder because they do not does not solve the root cause of the issue.
Also you must be aware that those drugs produce side effects that are not severe in most cases like headaches, nauseas, insomnia, sexual disfuncion, etc. If you can avoid them is better, but consult a doctor or specialist for proper advice.
MAOIs Nardil is considered the most powerful antidepressant for social phobia which is also good for many other anxiety disorders, it usually has less side effects than SRIs, you must start low and increase gradually but with proper prescription.
Those are some the most common medicines for social phobia and anxiety disorder, there are many more but you should not take any of them unless prescribed by an expert. You should be aware of the side effects that each anti depressant can produce and minimize the risk.
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Quick Tip #1
There are different available drug medications that should be taken only with proper prescription of a doctor |
Quick Tip #2
Psychotherapy is a great way to receive treatment without any risks, you will discover what is the source of your fear or social phobia |
Quick Tip #3
You should face your fears, the more you face your fears the less dificult if will be for you, you will notice that is not such a big deal |
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