Anxiety taking depression treatment drugs have 2 possible cases, one is that the antidepressant also has an anxiolytic effect, the second is that the anxiety patients at the same time concurrently with depressive disorders, anxiety patients must be under the guidance of a professional doctor to use the drug, do not use their own medication, to avoid delaying the condition.
1. Certain antidepressants have an anxiolytic effect: some antidepressants have an anxiolytic effect at the same time, so they can be used in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
For example, some tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., doxepin), selective 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibitors (e.g., fluoxetine), 5-hydroxytryptamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (e.g., venlafaxine), etc., also belong to the commonly used medications for the treatment of anxiety disorders.
The above drugs should be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor and in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, and attention should be paid to the observation of the patient’s condition, and once an adverse reaction occurs, feedback to the doctor in a timely manner to adjust the medication.
2. Anxiety disorders concurrently with depressive disorders: Because anxiety disorders and depressive disorders are two diseases that are easily associated, patients with anxiety disorders that meet the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders need to be treated with antidepressants.
In summary, anxiety patients taking depression treatment drugs is a reasonable situation, but the specific medication must be strictly under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly use drugs or increase or decrease the amount of drugs, so as not to cause adverse consequences.