list of anxiety medications
The most common anti-anxiety medications are called benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines can treat generalized anxiety disorder. In the case of panic disorder or social phobia (social anxiety disorder), benzodiazepines are usually second-line treatments, behind SSRIs or other antidepressants.
1 Buspirone (BuSpar), an anti-anxiety drug, is used in the treatment of general anxiety disorder.  The benzodiazepines are used to treat general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder.