Posted by rianny on February 16, 2004, at 14:33:23
Why do psychitrists prefer SSRI's or other antidepressants to benzo's? I read that SSRI's tend to treat the original source of anxiety, but it has its own side effects which are much worse than benzo's. Also, once you repond well to an SSRI and take the pill for a while, and when you tapper off, is your brain still out of anxiety? I mean do antidepressants actually cure the anxiety so you don't have to be on medication forever to get rid of anxiety?
If not, why SSRI's? Is it because of the tolerance that benzo's can build or memory loss? I think my memory and cognition were much worse when I was on SSRI's. SSRI also changed my personality in great way.
So, I'm just curious why SSRI's are prefered.
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