I take citalopram which is a combined anti-depressant/anti-anxiety pill. Ive been on it for just over a year and it has helped me a lot. I started off on a low dose of 10mg and gradually upped it to 40mg which is still the dose I take now. I didnt have any bad side effects. In fact after years of hardly going out and always feeling sick and anxious I have recently started work again for the first time in 10 years. See your dr and if they recommend them I say go for it!