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Is there panic attack medication that isnt a benzo or ssri?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Panic attacks.: Although Buspirone (Buspar) is FDA approved for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, it is sometimes used off -label for panic attacks.

Answered 9/7/2014

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