Anxiety and pills:

Severe anxiety is unfortunately one item among the unwanted stuff. The more one tries to forget an experience that caused fear or severe discomfort, the stronger the memory of it becomes. When people suffer from recurring panic attacks or from a specific phobia such as that of height, bridges or highways, they usually don't think of a specific memory or thought as the real culprit behind their predicament, but there often is one

Pills:

The condition is more of a mental and psychological condition which many people feel cannot be cured (like physical ailments) using medicines. But the reality is the fact that symptoms can be controlled using drugs called “tranquilizers” whose basic aim is to relive stress and make the patient feel better and more positive about life. Also known as “chill pills” some drugs can really help the patients a lot.

Anticonvulsants like Neurontin and Gabitril and Seroquel, which works on schizophrenia and manic depression, also seems to control the condition and stabilize sleep patterns in low doses. There was a study in which one group of dental-phobic patients was given Geodon, an anti-psychotic, and another group was given Valium before a dental visit. Geodon was just as effective as Valium, but without the sedative effect.

The most popular of these tranquilizers is Valium, which doctors have long prescribed to relieve symptoms. The drug is also used to lessen the agitation and tremors that occur during alcohol withdrawal.

The results of one study conducted in 1993 showed that valerian and hops are calming to the central nervous system and reduce depression. In fact, the herbs were reported to work faster than the prescription drugs. Hops and valerian worked in only two weeks, as opposed to a longer period required for conventional drugs. The herbs also caused far fewer side effects.

Anxiety pills and their future:

The chemical cousin to Neurontin, Pregabalin, is an anticonvulsant that’s in trials. It’s also being looked at for social-phobia anxiety disorders. There’s another type of drug in development that works on regulating the pathway of the stress hormone cortisol directly. But that’s down the line.

Non- prescribed remedies:

Too many people self-medicate their condition with alcohol or marijuana. While those options might bring acute relief, later on they can lead to a worsening of symptoms. So, unfortunately, they represent a bad pharmacological choice.