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Fast acting & long lasting medications for social anxiety?

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Dr. Muhammad Munir answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety Meds: Fast acting are benzodiazepines ativan, klonopin, xanax.Long acting are ssri prozac, zoloft, celexa, Lexapro Buspar (buspirone) and new gen Cymbalta etc.Best is to have a baseline stable meds and not just use as needed meds. Get a consultation with a psychiatrist to get better recommendations and treatment and don't live with a disabling anxiety.

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Answered 2/25/2017

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