When it comes to the application of antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, many patients cannot understand why I am taking antidepressants when my doctor has diagnosed me with anxiety. What I want to tell you here is that all antidepressants can also be used as anti-anxiety medications. How long should I use the medication? It depends on whether you have depression or anxiety disorder. If you have depression, then the first time you have a relapse, stick with the antidepressants for one year after they are effective, if you have a second relapse you need to take them for three years, and if you have a third relapse, then it is better to take them for life. Otherwise, it will increase the recurrence of depression. As for anxiety disorders, the time to take medication needs to be determined by his literacy, age, ability to self-regulate and other factors to determine the time to use medication, that is, if you have the ability to self-adjust and overcome anxiety under the guidance of a doctor, then the medication can be used sparingly or not, or for a short period of time, but if your elderly, coupled with low literacy, then the medication is very important, because you can not self-adjust. Medications will help you improve your anxiety.