The BrainDrugs For Anxiety Used In The United States (as of 07/24/97) Note: This list is thorough, but not 100% complete; some combination and little-used drugs are not listed here.
Drugs used for anxiety which are classified as Benzodiazepines:
Many of these are used as hypnotics (sleep-inducing agents) also. - Alprazolam (Xanax, Alprazolam by Geneva, Alprazolam by Purepac)
- Amitriptyline; Chlordiazepoxide (Limbitrol, Limbitrol DS)
- Chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Libritabs, Chlordiazepoxide by Barr)
- Chlordiazepoxide; Clidinium (Librax, Clindex)
- Chlordiazepoxide; Estrogens, Esterified (Menrium)
- Clonazepam (Klonopin)
- Clorazepate (Tranxene, Clorazepate by Mylan)
- Diazepam (Valium, Valrelease, Dizac, Diazepam by Schein, Diazepam by Zenith, Diazepam IM/IV by Elkins-Sinn)
- Estazolam (Prosom)
- Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)
- Flurazepam (Dalmane, Flurazepam by Mylan)
- Halazepam (Paxipam)
- Lorazepam (Ativan, Lorazepam by Mylan, Lorazepam by Purepac)
- Midazolam (Versed)
- Oxazepam (Serax, Oxazepam by Purepac)
- Prazepam (Centrax)
- Quazepam (Doral)
- Temazepam (Restoril, Temazepam by Purepac)
- Triazolam (Halcion, Triazolam by Geneva)
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Drugs other than benzodiazepines used for anxiety:
This drug is not FDA-approved for this indication - Amitriptyline; Perphenazine (Triavil, Etrafon)
- Amobarbital (Amytal)
- Aprobarbital (Alurate)
- Aspirin; Meprobamate (Equagesic, Micrainin, Epromate-M, Meprogesic)
- Benactyzine; Meprobamate
- Buspirone (BuSpar)
- Butabarbital (Butisol, Buticaps)
- Chloral Hydrate (Chloral Hydrate by RP Scherer)
- Chlormezanone (Trancopal)
- Droperidol (Inapsine, Droperidol by Astra)
- Gepirone
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax, Vistaril, Hydroxyzine by Royce, Hydroxyzine by Sidmak, Hydroxyzine by Zenith)
- Ipsapirone
- Lorazepam (Ativan, Lorazepam by Mylan, Lorazepam by Purepac)
- Mephobarbital (Mebaral)
- Meprobamate (Equanil, Meprospan, Miltown, Meprobamate by Danbury)
- Mesoridazine (Serentil)
- Methotrimeprazine (Levoprome)
- Nadolol (Corgard)
- Oxymorphone (Numorphan)
- Prochlorperazine (Compazine, Compazine IM/IV)
- Propranolol (Betachron, Inderal, Inderal IV, Propranolol by Geneva, Propranolol by Inwood, Propranolol by Lederle, Propranolol by Sidmak)
- Sertindole (Serlect)
- Thioridazine (Mellaril, Thioridazine by Schein)
- Trazodone (Desyrel, Trazodone by Purepac, Trazodone by Schein)
- Trifluoperazine (Stelazine, Trifluoperazine by Geneva)
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Drugs that are indicated for panic disorder:
This drug is not FDA-approved for this indication - Alprazolam (Xanax, Alprazolam by Geneva, Alprazolam by Purepac)
- Amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep, Amitriptyline by Mylan, Amitriptyline by Sidmak)
- Desipramine (Norpramin, Desipramine by Geneva, Desipramine by Sidmak)
- Fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
- Imipramine (Tofranil, Imipramine by Geneva, Imipramine by Roxane)
- Nortriptyline (Pamelor, Nortriptyline by Schein)
- Paroxetine (Paxil)
- Phenelzine (Nardil)
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Drugs that are indicated for phobic disorder:
This drug is not FDA-approved for this indication - Amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep, Amitriptyline by Mylan, Amitriptyline by Sidmak)
- Desipramine (Norpramin, Desipramine by Geneva, Desipramine by Sidmak)
- Imipramine (Tofranil, Imipramine by Geneva, Imipramine by Roxane)
- Nortriptyline (Pamelor, Nortriptyline by Schein)
- Phenelzine (Nardil)
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Drugs that are indicated for obsessive-compulsive disorder:
This drug is not FDA-approved for this indication - Clomipramine (Anafranil)
- Fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
- Paroxetine (Paxil)
- Phenelzine (Nardil)
- Sertraline (Zoloft)
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Drugs that are indicated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD):
This drug is not FDA-approved for this indication From the Pharmacology area of about.com
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