Posted by linkadge on August 20, 2006, at 19:27:47
In reply to Re: New person » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on August 20, 2006, at 18:54:05
Depression and anxiety have always gone together. Its the same sort of thing when you analyze animal models of these disorders it seems the animal exhibit symptoms resembling human depression and anxiety.
The big problem is that people don't react to the treatments the way that doctors assume they should. Some doctors are honest and admit that certain antidepressants can increase anxiety. Amphetamines and cocaine are notorious for causing anxiety, an effect probably mediated through noradrenergic systems. Cocaine and amphetamine block the uptake of norepenephrine, like effexor and the TCA's. Most research says that those with anxiety have hyperactive noradrenergic systems, and elevated plasma adrenaline etc.
It doesn't make a lot of sence. Beta blockers, which block adrenaline are used for anxiety and panic, and yet so are NRI's, drugs which increase norepenephrine. So, either norepinephrine causes anxiety or extinuishes it.
Its kindof like how you've got SSRI's and Tianeptine, drugs with opposite mechanisms, approved for the same purpose.
The best rule is "trust yourself" and "know yourself". I've been labled with every disorder out there.
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