A question I see often is 'How is this pill supposed to make me feel better?'. It's a very valid question.
A good starter article is this one from Healthline: Drugs to Treat Anxiety Disorder (healthline.com). It gives a good basic idea of what we would start with, and why a doctor would start with different medications than others.
It is imperative when choosing medication that we listen to the concern of you, the patient and what may be important to you. For some, getting better as quick as possible may outweigh the risk of side effects, and for others, the fear of side effects may dampen their willingness to try a medication. Given this information, a comprehensive treatment plan be detailed and laid out. While the plan may not always work, we can then tweak it based on what you would like to focus on.
How do we know it works? I tend to look for less ruminative thoughts and being more present and 'even' as ways to assess for efficacy of the medicine. There are multiple other ways to assess, but I find that to be a good yardstick to measure success by
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