Medication treatment for specific phobia is limited, and is only indicated as an adjunctive treatment to exposure therapy. Benzodiazepines can be used to reduce the anxiety that arises during exposure work, as benzodiazepines can be used to reduce the anticipatory anxiety and phobic anxiety during the exposure sessions.
Another medication that is used as adjunctive treatment to exposure therapy is D-cycloserine. D-cycloserine helps to facilitate fear extinction during exposure sessions.
Antidepressants are not effective for specific phobia.
