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Aggression and SSRIs

Posted by banga on March 28, 2005, at 10:49:06

I asked/described this once in the past, I am still having trouble with this and wondering if someone has some advice.
I am not an aggressive person overall, but last summer I developed some disturbing signs of spontaneous aggressive impulses. Not long, drawn out thoughts or fantasies about aggressive acts, just a reflex around people that if they annoy/upset me, I feel an impulsive urge to hit or kick them. Most disturbingly , this is directed often at children. Luckily I do not act on it! but its existence disturbs m. I think it is clear why this is very upsetting.
It seemed to start when last summer I went up to 20 mg Lexapro (from 10mg). When this symptom manifested, I immediately went back to 10mg. These impulsive urges lessened, but never went away.
I know the relationship of SSRIs and violence are complex but clearly there.
Does anyone experience this; anyone find something that helps? I am on desipramine, adderall, lamictal, abilify, luvox--in moderate amounts. They have not seemed to neither improve nor worsen this disturbing symptom.

Otherwise this combo is doing so well for me. I feel good (though it has been so long that I did not feel well, I am not sure at what point I can say I am not deressed...). I still have anxiety and avoidance but it could be construed as fairly normal given where I am in life. Still in a fog but better.
But this aggression! could I hope this med combo will chip away at this? Or should I actually stimulate the serotonin system a tad, say with clomipramine? Maybe the emergence of this while on Lexapro was just coincidence? Not that i need more drugs, but this really disturbs me.....


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