Medications used to treat anxiety
Anxiety is a disease that expresses a person's anxiety about the presence of a danger to himself, whether this danger exists or not, and the cause may be known or the cause unknown. We have divided the types of anxiety into three types:
1- Generalized anxiety disorder.
2- Panic disorder.
3- Social anxiety disorder.
Classification of medications used to treat anxiety:
1- Benzodiazepines:
A) Short Acting:
Oxazepam
Triazolam
B) Intermediate Acting:
Alprazolam
Estazolam
Lorazepam
Temazepam
C) Long Acting:
Chlordiazepoxide
Clonazepam
Clorazepate
Diazepam
Flurazepam
Midazolam
Quazepam
2- Non- Benzodiazepines:
Zolpidem
Zaleplon
Eszopiclone
3- Barbiturates:
A) Ultra-short acting:
Thiopental
B) short acting:
Pentobarbital
Secobarbital
Amobarbital
butalbital
C) long Acting:
Phenobarbital
4- Hydroxytryptamine-1A ( 5-HT1A):
Buspiron
5- Melatonin agonist:
Ramelteon
6- Antihistamine:
Diphenhydramine
Hyroxyzine
Doxylamine
7- Antidepressant:
Doxepin
Trazodone
Mirtazapine