用毒品治疗特定的恐惧症

药物在治疗社会恐惧症和广播恐惧症的治疗方面比特定的恐惧症更为常见。

• 人们社交恐惧症, orsocial anxiety disorder，感到强烈自我意识，往往避免社会互动。
• Agoraphobics are afraid of places or situations that make them feel trapped, alone and helpless.
• Specific phobia is a fear of a specific object or situation (for example, a对狗的恐惧要么thunder).

所有恐惧症都是一种形式焦虑症，大多数药物治疗问题。

Antidepressants (SSRIs) for Social Phobia

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are a group of antidepressants effective for treating anxiety, social phobia, and agoraphobia. They work by changing the level of serotonin in the brain, believed to control your mood.

SSRIs a physician may prescribe for social anxiety disorder include:

• 塞克萨(citalopram)
• Zoloft.(舍曲林)
• Prozac(fluoxetine)
• paxil.(paroxetine)

SSRI的可能副作用包括：

• 头痛
• Nausea
• Sleep problems

MAOIs for Social Phobia

医生可能会规定单胺氧化酶抑制剂（MAOIS）以治疗社交恐惧症。它们抑制酶单胺氧化酶，其在大脑中脱落某些神经递质。

Commonly prescribed MAOIs include:

• Nardil (phenelzine)
• Manerix (moclobemide)
• 寄生（ranylcypromine）

Possible side effects of MAOIs include:

• 搅动
• 头晕
• Stomach problems

苯二氮卓类社会恐惧症

Benzodiazepines are mild tranquilizers that can be effective against phobias by reducing the level of associated anxiety. Physicians prescribe this social phobia medication on a short-term basis at the lowest dosage possible.

Benzos are well-tolerated but present clinical issues such as dependence and a possible increased risk of dementia in older patients taking it for 3 to 6 months and an even greater risk for those taking it for more than 6 months, according to a data analysis of 2,000 men and women published in the journal BMJ.

Commonly prescribed benzodiazepines include:

• Valium (diazepam)
• Xanax（Alprazolam）
• Klonopin（Clonazepam）
• Ativan (lorazepam)

Side effects of low doses include:

• 记忆力受损
• Depression
• 睡意
• Feeling hungover the next day

Beta-Blockers for Short-term Relief

β-阻滞剂通过抑制效果epinephrine或身体中的肾上腺素。它们还阻断了高肾上腺素的相关物理效应，例如出汗和心悸。您的医生可能规定的Beta-Blocker是有时的（proPranolol）。

Some beta-blockers provide short-term phobia relief because they slow your heart rate and decrease your blood pressure. They might be useful if you suffer from社交恐惧症但必须发表演讲。

Beta-oplatters的可能副作用包括：

• Cold fingers
• Sleep problems and feeling tired
• Stomach problems

Discontinuing Phobia Medication

You must seek the advice of your physician if you want to decrease your dosage or stop taking your phobia medication. Drugs for social anxiety disorder can have unexpected emotional and physical side effects if you don't go off them gradually.

Phobia medications, like other medications, can be extremely costly. In addition, some people do not like the way certain drugs make them feel. The risks of discontinuation vary by the type of medications you are on, but it is never a good idea to simply stop taking any medications without consulting your doctor.

Side Effects and Warnings

保持健康和安全，让您的医生知道您采取的任何其他处方或过度柜台药物以及任何健康补充剂。如果您有多个医生，请保持每个人最新。

如果您有任何问题或疑虑，请务必阅读所有药物插入并始终与您的医生或药剂师联系。