Most of patients are prescribed from the benzodiazepine (anxiolytic) category such as Xanax or Klonopin for tension relief, reduction of other somatic symptoms, and relaxation (butcher, 2008). Benzadiazepines were released in the early 1960s and are the most widely used class of anti-anxiety medications. They are widely used because they are beneficially and work fast to cure acute anxiety. Depending on the dosage being taken the help quell anxiety and at higher dosages they act as sleep-inducing agents and can be used to treat insomnia (Butcher, 2008). Unfortunately some of the side affects include psychological and physiological dependence. In addition, relapse rates after discontinuation are higher. A newer medication release early in the 1960s called buspirone (from a different medication category) is also effective, and it is neither sedating nor does it lead to physiological dependence. Buspirone is thought to act in complex ways on serotonergic functioning rather than on the GABA. Unlike Benzadiazepines, Buspirone is less likely to be miss-used and abused. It is less pleasurable because it had no sedative or muscle relaxing properties. Buspirone, unlike Benzadiazepines do not cause any withdrawal effects. However, they take 2 to 4 weeks to take effect. Buspirone, would not be recommended
