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Alprazolam

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Primary use: Treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. Contraindications: Severe respiratory insufficiency, sleep apnea, liver impairment.

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Diazepam

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Primary use: Management of anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, muscle spasms. Contraindications: Myasthenia gravis, severe respiratory insufficiency, pediatric patients under 6 months.

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Lorazepam

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Primary use: Anxiety relief, preanesthetic medication, status epilepticus. Contraindications: Acute narrow-angle glaucoma, sleep apnea, severe respiratory insufficiency.

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Clonazepam

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Primary use: Prevention and treatment of seizures, panic disorder management. Contraindications: Severe liver disease, acute angle closure glaucoma, history of sensitivity to benzodiazepines.

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Buspirone

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Primary use: Management of chronic anxiety. Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to buspirone, concurrent use of MAO inhibitors, severe renal or hepatic impairment.

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Propranolol

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Primary use: Management of situational anxiety and performance anxiety. Contraindications: Asthma, bradycardia, certain heart block conditions.

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Escitalopram

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Primary use: Generalized anxiety disorder and depression treatment. Contraindications: Concurrent use with MAO inhibitors, pregnancy, children under 12 years of age.

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Sertraline

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Primary use: Treats panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PTSD, and social anxiety disorder. Contraindications: Use of MAO inhibitors or pimozide, disulfiram can cause reaction due to alcohol content of the concentrate form.

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Paroxetine

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Primary use: Treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, PTSD, panic disorder. Contraindications: Concurrent use of MAO inhibitors or thioridazine, pregnancy, especially in the first trimester.

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Venlafaxine

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Primary use: Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder management. Contraindications: Concurrent use of MAO inhibitors, uncontrolled angle-closure glaucoma.

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Fluoxetine

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Primary use: Treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, OCD, and certain eating disorders. Contraindications: Concurrent use with MAO inhibitors, thioridazine or pimozide, known hypersensitivity to fluoxetine.

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Hydroxyzine

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Primary use: Symptomatic relief of anxiety and tension. Contraindications: Prolonged QT interval, previous hypersensitivity to hydroxyzine, pregnancy (especially first trimester).

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Gabapentin

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Primary use: Off-label for social anxiety disorder, prescribed primarily for neuropathic pain. Contraindications: Hypersensitivity to gabapentin, caution required with renal impairment.

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Mirtazapine

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Primary use: Off-label for generalized anxiety disorder, primarily prescribed for depression Contraindications: Concurrent use with MAO inhibitors, caution with severe renal or hepatic impairment.

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Clomipramine

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Primary use: Treatment of OCD, may help with panic disorder. Contraindications: Concurrent use with MAOI drugs or recent myocardial infarction patients.

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Citalopram

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Primary use: Treatment of depression and sometimes prescribed for various anxiety disorders. Contraindications: Use with MAO inhibitors or pimozide, QT interval prolongation.

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Quetiapine

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Primary use: Off-label for generalized anxiety disorder, primarily indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Contraindications: Known hypersensitivity to quetiapine, history of myocardial infarction or untreated heart failure.

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Pregabalin

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Primary use: Generalized anxiety disorder among its various approved uses, including nerve pain. Contraindications: Known hypersensitivity to pregabalin, caution in patients with a history of drug abuse.

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Amitriptyline

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Primary use: Off-label for panic disorder, prescribed primarily for major depressive disorder. Contraindications: Recently had a heart attack, use of MAO inhibitors, severe liver disease.

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Bupropion

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Primary use: Off-label for anxiety, mainly used as an antidepressant and smoking cessation aid. Contraindications: Seizure disorders, bulimia, anorexia nervosa.

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Duloxetine

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Primary use: General anxiety disorder, also used for major depressive disorder and fibromyalgia. Contraindications: MAOI use in the past 14 days, uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma, severe renal impairment.

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Trazodone

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Primary use: Off-label for anxiety, primarily used for major depressive disorder. Contraindications: Use with MAO inhibitors, caution in patients with cardiac disease or priapism history.

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Oxazepam

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Primary use: Management of anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Contraindications: Myasthenia gravis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sleep apnea.

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Zolpidem

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Primary use: Off-label for anxiety, primarily prescribed for short-term treatment of insomnia. Contraindications: Severe respiratory insufficiency, myasthenia gravis, history of complex sleep behaviors like sleep-driving.

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Chlordiazepoxide

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Primary use: Management of anxiety disorders, acute alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Contraindications: Severe liver disease, acute narrow-angle glaucoma, first-trimester pregnancy.

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