I am on sertraline and was advised to go to therapy however my anxiety is heightened by new people and new situations so the medication was necessary. However, at no point within a week did I suddenly not have anxiety. Had she not blocked me for agreeing on another comment I wouldn’t be here. She’s a narcissist!Yup the way it was described to me was beta blockers should be used in the short term but they WONT resolve the deep rooted issue for the anxiety or help you learn to control it. Cbt/therapy etc will. So if you can go straight to a therapist then you can learn what causes your anxiety and try learn what causes your body to flood with adrenaline and cause the anxiety and try overcome/minimise it.