What's the difference between Xanax and hydroxyzine?

Both calm you down within the hour. Only one is habit-forming. Xanax is a controlled benzodiazepine: genuinely effective short-term, but tolerance and dependence build with regular use. Hydroxyzine is a prescription antihistamine that works in 30-60 minutes with no addiction potential and no special prescribing rules, which is why it's usually our first as-needed pick.

Neither is a plan for ongoing anxiety. That's daily-medication and therapy territory. The full rundown of what telehealth can and can't prescribe in Texas is in our prescribing guide.