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My doctor just gave me a prescription for hydroxyzene and I looked it up and it does not make sense to me for anxiety. Does anyone else take this drug for anxiety?
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also used as an anti histimine
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We use hydroxyzine at the hospital more frequently for preoperative sedation and postoperative nausea than as an antianxiety med. It IS classified as an antianxiety medication, more commonly known as Atarax, but it's just not a usual "first-line" choice for most doctors. Nothing wrong with it........if it's helping. If it's not, don't hesitate to ask your doctor for something else.
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