From the June 2019 issue of Massachusetts General Hospital's Mind, Mood, & Memory (MMM)
What to Know About Anti-Anxiety Meds
SSRIs and benzodiazepines are the most commonly prescribed drugs for anxiety, but both have some risks and limitations.
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Symptoms of a mild-to-moderate anxiety disorder may not necessitate medications to keep them from overwhelming your day-to-day mood and functioning. But when anxiety becomes so severe that it threatens to keep you from enjoying your life and living independently, you may need an anti-anxiety medication such as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or a […]