Posted by JohnL on July 22, 2001, at 17:34:28
In reply to clonazepam+depression, posted by PaulB on July 22, 2001, at 7:28:20
> One of the pdocs I saw said that he didnt tend to use Clonazepam so often in persons with anxiety AND depression because with too regular frequency he had seen in people with depression, not only did Clonazepam make the depression worse but also make the depression resistant to treatment.
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> My personal experience is that the SSRI's are more lilely to worsen my depression than the benzodiazepines. Can anyone relate to this? Is this unusual? Views.......
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>I think they both have about the same potential to actually cause depression rather than fix it. For example, if someone is just got that blahs kind of depression where they are withdrawn, can't find fun in anything, blah, I think SSRIs just make that worse. SSRIs are much better I think for the crying despair type of depression. Dittos for the benzos. I think the chances are about the same.
According to most clinical studies, both strategies are effective in treating depression. But of course if you dig deep into the details of those studies, there is a certain percentage of patients that get worse instead of better.
John
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