Medications are not indicated as the primary treatment for claustrophobia, which is a type of specific phobia. Benzodiazepines are prescribed as adjunctive treatment to exposure therapy for claustrophobia. Benzodiazepines help to decrease the anticipatory anxiety and the phobic anxiety associated with the exposure sessions. D-cycloserine can also be prescribed as an adjunctive treatment to exposure therapy. D-cycloserine helps to facilitate the fear extinction in the exposure sessions. Antidepressants are not effective for claustrophobia (just like the other specific phobias).
