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Suggest Treatment For Social Anxiety

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Posted on Wed, 19 Apr 2017
Question: I have anxiety and social anxiety... I am prescribed Ativan... but it doesn't work...
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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (23 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Consultation

Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.

The best treatment for anxiety is an SSRI medication such as sertraline, escitalopram, or fluoxetine. Anxiety in someone with bipolar disorder may also be treated with a second generation neuroleptic such as quetiapine. All these require in-person evaluation in order to prescribe.

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In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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Follow up: Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (11 minutes later)
Can ylu give me a perscription
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Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (41 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Followup

Detailed Answer:
No, all medications require in-person evaluation in order to prescribe.

Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied.

In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers
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Suggest Treatment For Social Anxiety

Brief Answer: Consultation Detailed Answer: Hello, and thanks for your question. The best treatment for anxiety is an SSRI medication such as sertraline, escitalopram, or fluoxetine. Anxiety in someone with bipolar disorder may also be treated with a second generation neuroleptic such as quetiapine. All these require in-person evaluation in order to prescribe. Please remember to rate and close this answer thread when you are finished and satisfied. In the future, for continuity of care, I encourage you to contact me directly at my private web address below. After you ask a direct question, it would be my pleasure to be your dedicated personal physician on this website. My name is Dr. Sheppe, and I am an XXXXXXX doctor working in New York City at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, ranked #1 for Psychiatry in the United States (tinyurl.com/psyrank). For a personalized comprehensive evaluation, treatment recommendations, and individual therapy, ask me at HealthCareMagic at this private web address: tinyurl.com/DrSheppeAnswers