Some physicians who are still practicing medicine from the 1970s and those who never keep up with current literature continue to prescribe Hydroxyzine (vistaril) for generalized anxiety. Vistaril was one of the first antihistamines developed in the 50s. It was once used as a sleeping aid and to decrease itching. It is very rarely prescribed today. As far as its effects on anxiety are concerned, the drug is absolutely crap. It should be relegated to the archives of the pharmacopoeia. As far as your doctor is concerned, you should dump him. With the currently available drugs, any doctor who prescribes Hydroxyzine today is an ignoramus baboon. Go see a real doctor and get either a benzodiazepine or an anti depressant for your anxiety
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