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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2018 Jan-Feb;79(1):16m11415. doi: 10.4088/JCP.16m11415

Table 1.

Anti-anxiety medications included grouped by medication class

Medication class Generic names included
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, vilazodone
Serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors Desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, levomilnacipran, milnacipran, venlafaxine
Tricyclic antidepressants Amitriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, imipramine, maprotiline, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine, amoxapine*
Bupropion
Other antidepressants Atomoxetine, isocarboxazid, mirtazapine, nefazodone, phenelzine, selegiline transdermal, tranylcypromine, trazodone, vortioxetine
Benzodiazepines Alprazolam, chlordiazepoxide, clobazam, clonazepam, clorazepate, diazepam, halazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, prazepam
Buspirone
Anticonvulsants Carbamazepine, gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, pregabalin, tiagabine, topiramate, valporic acid
Atypical antipsychotics Aripiprazole, lurasidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone
Hydroxyzine
Beta-blockers Acebutolol, atenolol, atenolol/chlorthalidone, bendroflumethiazide/nadolol, betaxolol, bisoprolol fumarate, carteolol, carvedilol, esmolol, metoprolol succinate, metoprolol tartrate, nadolol, nebivolol, penbutolol sulfate, pindolol, propranolol, sotalol, timolol maleate
Other Clonidine, D-cycloserine, guanfacine, memantine, prazosin, riluzole
*

Dibenzoxazepinederivative tricyclic antidepressant