Posted by theo on September 1, 2008, at 17:12:21
In reply to Re: Valium or Xanax have more antidepressant effect? » theo, posted by SLS on September 1, 2008, at 14:43:52
Thanks for the input.
> > Which seems to have an antidepressant effect between the two?
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> To my knowledge, only Xanax has antidepressant properties among the available benzodiazepines. It is interesting that a sister drug to Xanax, adinazolam, is a putative antidepressant devoid of anxiolytic and hypnotic properties. It tends to be energizing. There might be a NE thing going on there.
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> It should be noted, however, that anxiety is a potent trigger for depression, and that any of the benzos might mitigate a stress-induced precipation of a depression.
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> - Scott
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