There seems to be a lot of confusion about medication for agoraphobia and I get emailed lots of questions about this topic. So here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about medication:

Can you recover from agoraphobia without taking medication?

The answer to this question is yes. Medication can only mask the symptoms of agoraphobia, but cannot offer a long-term cure. The bottom line is that medication stops working when you stop taking it. To achieve a lasting recovery from agoraphobia you need to build the skills necessary for staying calm How to Buy Xanax 1 Mg Online without Prescription and confident in phobic situations.

Can medication help you recover?

Although it does not offer a cure, medication Buy Xanax Online CAN help you recover from agoraphobia. In fact, the combination of medication with cognitive-behavioral therapy is considered by some researchers to be the most powerful treatment. Medication can provide temporary relief of anxiety or panic symptoms while you build the skills you need to confront fear successfully. Then you can cut back on the medication as you gain confidence in your own ability to enter feared situations.

In my own recovery from agoraphobia, I often carried two .25mg tablets of Xanax in my pocket. Although I didn’t actually take this medication on a regular basis, carrying the pills allowed me to practice confronting my fears with the confidence that I could always calm my anxiety if it got too far out of control.