Are anti depressants the answer to anxiety?

Are anti depressants the answer to anxiety?
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tan253, I think anti-depressants or some form of anxiety medication can only help. You seem to go through phases where you ask a lot of health-related questions, then we won’t see you for a while. I still think seeing a psychiatrist/psychologist is also something you need. Just taking pills isn’t enough. You need to try to get to the root of your problem. You posted yet another health-related question the other day, and I did actually wonder whether our responses to your many questions are supporting your hypochondria. I have no idea whether we are helping or perhaps hindering.
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