Other things which have a great track record with anxiety include non-medication therapeutic interventions like EDMR and CBT, and more specific desensitization strategies.
EMDR.
Sorry, being nitpicky!
...my opinion on psychotropics is that there are people for whom the severity of their symptoms during a specific period of time prevents them from accessing behavioral or psychoeducational therapies or self-management skills. Rather than allowing them to continue in free-fall, it is sometimes useful to include pharmacological interventions as scaffolding to bring those other strategies within reach.
The costs admitted, sometimes the benefits are worth it for that individual.
Note: I am not an MD or neuroscientist, and my grad work in the biological sciences was restricted to single-celled organisms! I do, however, work with children with behavioral health challenges on a daily basis.
EDIT: Yes, the CBT/DBT/RET family are my first recommendation as well, for anxiety & depression. Done well (meaning, by both clinician and client), they can be as effective as meds.
