March 18, 2009
What is the difference between anxiety medications and anti-depressants?
Can you answer Maxwell's question about anxiety?:
I have anxiety disorder and depression, and my psychiatrist mentioned that it may be good for me to get on medication for my condition(s). I was wondering what is the difference between anxiety medications and anti-depressants? Can they be taken together or would they interfere with eachother? Would it be wise for me to take medications for both conditions?
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One brings you down and one brings you up.
I was put on anti depressants for anxiety so I thought they were one of the same thing.
Why ask us? Ask your doctor.
You can take either but anti depressants can release serotonin in the brain to feel more happier which can reduce the anixety. But anxiety drugs usually work to calm you down.