Anxiety among older adults is a common health concern, but some medications may help ease symptoms. These medications include duloxetine, escitalopram, buspirone, venlafaxine, and sertraline.

Treatment of late-life anxiety is a challenge given concerns about medication side effects in older, frail, or medically ill patients. Antidepressants are recommended but not always tolerated ...

A new Cochrane review confirms that antidepressants effectively reduce symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder ... the effects of different treatment strategies on patients with multiple conditions." ...

Ashley Bradford has previously received funding from the NIH and the Georgia Institute of Technology for work unrelated to the current brief. In states where both medical and recreational ...