Medication decreases anxiety symptoms whilst you are taking it. However, medication does NOT cure anxiety disorder. Some people may choose not to use medication, others will choose to combine cognitive behavioural therapy or some other type of therapy with medication.
Benefits of medication
Decrease the distressing physical symptoms of anxiety: e.g. heart palpitations, sweating, shaking, etc.
Reduce the negative thoughts experienced by anxiety sufferers.
Anxiety sufferers, who also have depression, can find anti-depressant medication improves their mood as well as decreasing their anxiety
While medication ease the symptoms of anxiety disorder, it cannot cure the patients. It merely gives the patients temporary relief with long term side effects on patients' health. Some drugs can even be addictive.
Nausea, sexual dysfunction, sweating, sleep disturbance, tremours and increase in blood pressure
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOI'S)
Nardil, Parnate & Marplan
Insomnia, fatigue or drowsiness, sexual dysfunction and weight gain. Strict diet required to avoid sudden increase of blood pressure that may lead to stroke or death.
Benzodiazepines
Valium, Ducene, Serepax, Xanax & Kalma
Poor memory, fatigue, sleeping longer, impaired coordination, and loss of interest in sex. Benzodiazepines may also worsen a sufferer's depression.
Beta blockers
Inderal, atenolol, metoprolol, propranolol
Can worsen certain medical conditions like congestive heart failure, Raynaud's syndrome, and diabetes. Rash, anaphylactic shock (sudden unconsciousness or death), slowed heart rate, low blood pressure, cold extremities, worsening of heart failure, fainting, rapid heart beats, dizziness, fatigue, headache, depression, sleep disturbances, nightmares, hallucinations, short term memory loss, high or low blood sugar, stomach ache, flatulence, constipation, nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, vomiting, heartburn, bloating, impotence or decreased libido, difficulty urinating, bronchospasm, cough, wheezes, naal stuffiness, joint pain, and muscle cramps.
But we don't have to suffer the side effects of these health wrecking medicine. There is a completely natural way to CURE one quickly and permanently from anxiety disorder.