Posted by Anna Laura on November 4, 2002, at 2:02:59
In reply to Re: Benzodiazepines and depression » FredPotter, posted by Alan on November 3, 2002, at 16:11:17
> > I wouldn't expect 0.25 mg of Xanax per day to do *anything*. I think benzophobia has now caused doctors either not to prescribe benzos or to prescribe small ineffective doses.
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> > However I've never found even large doses really effective for my kind of anxiety, which seems completely mixed with depression: neither comes first
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> I would agree.
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> If your case was DX'd as an anxiety disorder, MAOI's would be an alternative to Bzd's.
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> Best,
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> Alan
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GAD and bipolar II seem to be intertwined according to some pdoc.
Some kind of GAD or depressive anxiety might respond to mood stabilizers:http://www.psycheducation.org/depression/Anxiety.htm
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