Anxiety is unfortunately common in today’s world. It can be caused by a number of things, including problems with the chemical makeup of the brain, situational problems, and emotional instability. There are a number of common prescription drugs that are prescribed to patients suffering from anxiety. Advocate My Meds can help you pay for the drugs you are prescribed. First, a thorough physical and mental exam is done to ensure there are not any additional underlying causes.

Symptoms of Anxiety

Symptoms of anxiety can vary from mild to severe and disabling. In the worst cases, it can get in the way of work, school, social activities, and activities that once used to be pleasurable. Sometimes, a person won’t even be able to get out of their bed.

Common symptoms include:

• Irrational feelings of fear and dread
• insomnia
• irregular heartbeat
• dizziness
• shortness of breath
• fainting
• manic episodes
• a feeling of being overwhelmed
• cold and clammy hands and feet
• chest pain

These symptoms can be indicative of many different things, including serious causes like a heart attack. For this reason, it is important to visit your doctor before you assume you have anxiety, to rule out any other causes. Once anxiety is diagnosed, there is a number of common prescription drugs that your doctor may suggest.

Common Prescription Drugs for Anxiety

When you visit your doctor, it is important to be clear about your medical history and symptoms. Based on what they find, if you are diagnosed with anxiety you will likely be given a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) to take daily. These medications work over time, and you may not feel relief until 2 or 3 weeks after beginning to take them.

Commonly prescribed SSRIs include:

• Prozac
• Luvox
• Zoloft
• Paxil
• Celexa
• Lexapro

These medications all come in different doses, and you and your doctor can determine where the best place to start is. Its important to pay attention to any side effects you feel, because you can be switched to another brand, or your dose can be lowered if you feel anything negative. Remember, your doctor prescribed these medications because they believe the benefits outweigh the potential risks.

You may also be prescribed a benzodiazepine, commonly referred to as a “benzo”. These drugs are short-acting, meaning you take them on an as-needed basis when you are suffering from severe anxiety. Ther include drugs like:

• Valium
• Xanax
• Klonopin
• Ativan

These drugs need to be taken only as prescribed because they can be habit forming.

Get Help Paying for Common Prescription Drugs

Anxiety medication can be expensive, and much of the medication is stuff you have to take daily. If you skip a dose, you are likely to feel the effects, so that can’t happen. Also, for many of these meds, generic pills aren’t available.

Advocate My Meds can help you to pay for these prescriptions with our prescription assistance program. Call us at 877-596-1604 to see if you qualify. We help the people who need it most!