Western medicine treatment of phobia mainly uses anti-anxiety agents, aiming at eliminating patients' anxiety and tension. Commonly used drugs include alprazolam, estazolam, nitrodiazepam and clonazepam. Phenelzine, amphetamines and moclobemide are the most effective drugs for social phobia. Serotonin inhibitors, such as paroxetine, have been recognized as effective drugs for the treatment of this disease by the US Food and Drug Administration. Tricyclic antidepressants have been reported in the treatment of phobia, but the effect has not been clearly determined so far.

Due to the different methods of clinical drug treatment, there is no unified standard for reference. Therefore, in the process of medication, we should consider the actual situation of patients. Only by fully estimating the patient's tolerance to various drugs can we achieve better results. The treatment methods used by doctors are: small dose maintenance and temporary administration. It means that patients take a small amount of medicine in their daily life and take more medicine when they encounter fear or predict that fear is about to attack. In addition, the combination of anti-anxiety drugs and antidepressants is more common in clinic. Some people think that combined use is more effective. Antidepressants can relieve inferiority complex and improve stress ability; Antianxiety drugs can alleviate situational anxiety and dilute the concept of fear.