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The best drugs are beta blockers. First introduced for the treatment of angina around 1970, these medications are not tranquilizers or sedatives. They don't help ordinary anxiety, they're not habit forming, and they don't act on the central nervous system. Instead, they slow the heart rate, lower the blood pressure, and help calm certain tremors.
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