What medicines are there for anxiety and panic disorder?

Many: There are many medicines for anxiety and panic disorder. All the ssri antidepressants such as celexa, prozac, lexapro, zoloft, etc can be helpful. Also snri's like Effexor and pristiq (desvenlafaxine). These generally take a few weeks to work, and doses can be gradually titrated to effectiveness. Benzodiazepines like klonipin and ativan, but these can be habit forming. Buspar & propanolol can be used too.

Many: There is a wide range of medications commonly used for anxiety disorder and/or panic attacks. The list is long and it includes zoloft, paxil, wellbutrin, prozac, buspar, (buspirone) xanax, valium, klonopin, ativan, etc. Anxiety medications are carefully chosen and effects of meds are closely monitored by physicians, especially ones with high addictive nature.