How did/does anti-anxiety medication affect your personality?

Anti-anxiety medications can have a strong impact on your personality, both in terms of the immediate effects that you experience, as well as their long-term influence. In the short term, anti-anxiety medications such as benzodiazepines like Xanax and Valium can affect your ability to focus, concentrate, think clearly and make decisions. They can also cause significant changes in mood such as feelings of happiness or even euphoria and may increase impulsivity.

In the long term, anti-depressants taken for anxiety may also lead to changes in personality by influencing how we process emotions. For example, many people who take SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) find that they feel calmer and more relaxed overall but are less able to access their full range of emotion or use them to guide decision making - these are sometimes referred to as ‘emotional blunting’ side effects. This can mean that people who take SSRIs become less reactive emotionally than before taking the medication which may ultimately change their personalities and behavior over time if this is not managed carefully with therapy or other support systems from family/friends etc.

At its best though, when used correctly with adequate monitoring by a medical professional who understands your specific needs and circumstances; anti-anxiety medication can help regulate moods quickly enabling you to better manage stressors without becoming overwhelmed - thereby freeing you up psychologically so that you have enough energy to focus productively on more pressing matters thus improving quality of life dramatically over time!