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Overcome Social Anxiety | Medication and Therapy Options With Dr. Tracey Marks

Therapy in a Nutshell

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The Benefits of Medication for Anxiety

There are two medication approaches using serotonin enhancing antidepressants or a beta blocker to address your body's response to the anxiety. Butrin is the only antidepressant we have that does not affect serotonin and as such it may actually make you feel more anxious at the higher doses. Propranolol is called a beta blocker because it blocks the beta adrenergic receptors in your body. These medications reduce epinephrine levels which slows your heart rate and lowers your blood pressure.

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