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Drugs to treat anxiety and sleep disorders are still being prescribed for extended periods to British Columbian patients – and i ncreasingly so for baby boomers – despite warnings against long-term use, according to a University of British Columbia study. Published online in the journal Health Policy, the study by researchers at UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) is the first of its kind to examine the use of benzodiazepines (more…)

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent and impairing disorder, associated with extensive psychiatric and medical comorbidity and usually characterized by a chronic course. Different drugs have been investigated in GAD; among them are the following: 1) SSRIS: paroxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine and escitalopram; 2) SNRI1S: venlafaxine; 3) benzodiaze pines (BZS): alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam; 4) azapirones (AZAS): buspirone; 5) (more…)

Antianxiety medications help to calm and relax the anxious person and remove the troubling symptoms. There are a number of antianxiety medications currently available. The preferred medications for most anxiety disorders are the benzodiazepines such as Valium, Xanax/Zanex, and Ativan. (Source: About.com Mental Health)

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ErratumDOI 10.1007/s00213-010-1837-4Authors
J. M. P. Baas, Utrecht University Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences Van Unnik Building, Heidelberglaan 2 3584 CS Ut recht The NetherlandsN. Mol, Utrecht University Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences Van Unnik Building, Heidelberglaan 2 3584 CS Utrecht The NetherlandsJ. L. Kenemans, Utrecht University (more…)

Drugs to treat anxiety and sleep disorders are still being prescribed for extended periods to British Columbian patients – and increasingly so for baby boomers – despite warnings against long-term use, according to a University of British Columbi a study. Published online in the journal Health Policy, the study by researchers at UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) is the first of its kind to examine the use of benzodiazepines (more…)

To evaluate acute onset of anxiolytic activity using a dental anxiety model, 89 patients were randomised to double-blind single dose pregabalin 150 mg, alprazolam 0.5 mg or placebo 4 h before a scheduled dental procedure. A Dental Anxiety Total score >12 (moderate-to-severe) without meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Di sorders (Fourth edition) (DSM-IV) anxiety disorder criteria was required. Efficacy and safety, assessed (more…)

Conclusion  Even though fear-potentiated startle may be used to translate preclini cal evidence to human populations, methodological issues
still hamper the application of this model to early screening of putative anxiolytic drugs.

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original InvestigationDOI 10.1007/s00213-009-1516-5Authors
J. M. P. Baas, Utrecht University Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences (more…)

In conclusion, our results show that zolpidem shows some anxiolytic efficacy in the 7.5% CO2 model, similar to alprazolam, and this is the first report of such an effect of zolpidem in a model of a nxiety. These and other studies of benzodiazepines in clinical and volunteer studies suggest a definite role of the GABA-A receptor in CO2-induced anxiety, and it would be of interest to examine other GABA-A receptor subtype selective drugs, which (more…)

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness and efficacy of benzodiazepines in the treatment of GAD based on trial drop-out rates. We used a systematic review of randomized controlled trials that compared any of the thr ee best established benzodiazepines (diazepam, Lorazepam and aLprazolam) against placebo. Our primary outcome for effectiveness was withdrawal for any reason. Our secondary (more…)

Anxiety is a well-understood and readily treated condition. There are many different kinds of specific anxiety disorders, ranging from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) to panic attacks. The below treatment options cover general anxiety disorders and are usually recomme nded in some combination.
Medications
The medications most often used to treat anxiety are a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines (also called “minor tranquilizers”). (more…)