Posted by darkhorse on December 17, 2004, at 9:14:27
In reply to Xanax questions, posted by jujube on December 16, 2004, at 10:41:41
> I seem to recall having read that Xanax actually had some antidepressant qualities/properties. Can anyone confirm this? Are there any clinical studies/research that would demonstrate this? Also, if that is the case, then I guess it would mean that use of Xanax would not cause depressive symptoms that Klonopin sometimes can cause?
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> Thanks.
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> TamaraMy comment and experience :
Yes,Xanax is the strongest benzo which provides , let's say, just mood-lifting,well-being proporties for the anxiuos-mildly depressed person.
I do not think it is useful solo for Major Depression.
Other benzos tend to reduce anxities but not mood-lifing proporties (the closest for xanax in my experience would have to be bromazepam 3mg 3times a day = Xanx 0.2mg 3 T a day)
Clonazepam is the only benzo that gave me rapid depression...but when combined with prozac it was OK....
yes I read that Clon has 5ht propories but I think it doesn't necessarily means that it gives an AD effect on its own...maybe this 5ht proporties is only working positively when is added to an SSRi medication?
Just my experience and thoughts...
P.S. I used 25+ benzo medications !!!
Regards,
Adam.
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