Medications & Treatments
Why Millions of Americans Are Turning to Hydroxyzine for Anxiety Relief
Hydroxyzine, a decades-old antihistamine, has quietly emerged as one of the most talked-about alternatives to benzodiazepines and SSRIs in modern anxiety care. With growing concerns about dependency and side effect profiles of traditional anxiety medications, clinicians and patients alike are taking a closer look at this established compound. Here is what the clinical evidence—and real patient experiences—tell us about hydroxyzine's place in 2024 anxiety treatment.