Not a controlled substanceFDA-approved product

Hydroxyzine

As-needed anxiety and sleep support, non-habit-forming

An antihistamine with genuine anxiolytic effect, used as needed for situational anxiety or difficulty falling asleep. Like buspirone it carries no DEA schedule, which is why it is here and the sedative-hypnotics patients ask about are not.

Our nurse practitioner treats uncomplicated depression and anxiety within primary-care scope. We are not a psychiatric practice. Bipolar disorder, psychosis, eating disorders, substance use disorder, active suicidal thinking and anyone already under a psychiatrist are referred out rather than started here — and we will help you find that care. We also do not prescribe benzodiazepines, stimulants or any other controlled substance.

Regulatory status

FDA-approved finished drug product.

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Frequency

As needed, oral

Route

Oral

Supply

30-day supply

Minimum age

18+

What it does

What patients get from this

Works within an hour, unlike a daily SSRI
No dependence or withdrawal
Useful for sleep onset as well as anxiety
Not a controlled substance

We will not prescribe this if

Congenital long QT syndrome
Concurrent QT-prolonging medication
Current pregnancy or breastfeeding
Narrow-angle glaucoma

The intake asks about each of these. Some answers stop the process; others are flagged for your nurse practitioner.

Labs your NP may order

No routine baseline labs are required for this treatment.

Draw at our Fort Lauderdale clinic or a reference lab near you. Your NP reviews the results and posts them to your account.

Please read

Causes drowsiness. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how it affects you.
For occasional use. Daily reliance on a sedating antihistamine is a reason to revisit the plan with your NP.

Hydroxyzine

What patients get from this

We will not prescribe this if

Labs your NP may order

Please read

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