Posted by blueberry on December 25, 2005, at 11:33:13
In reply to Why/how do noradrenergic drugs increase anxiety?, posted by Racer on December 24, 2005, at 21:50:56
Generally speaking, and it varies from person to person, and I could be totally wrong in my own personal thoughts not backed up by science, I think NE uptake inhibitor meds do actually have anti-anxiety effects, but that NE releasing drugs cause anxiety. NE releasing meds would be like prozac, stimulants, and wellbutrin (both reuptake and release in one).
Adrenal gland exhaustion or over activity could be at play, and may explain why some people on NE meds get anxiety and others don't. Can test and fix with a doctor.
Dittos for thyroid function...even when thyroid tests appear to be ok, just being slightly in a low normal or high normal range can make a huge difference in medication reaction and tolerance. Both adrenal function and thyroid function I think are major players when it comes to NE.
Natural GABA levels might be too low to balance things out. GABA Calm by Source Naturals would be cheap, easy, and fast to try as a test. It is GABA, glycine, taurine, and is sublingual 100mg.
Hey, you know when someone is in bad shape? When they show up at psychobabble on Christmas Day! Yeah, that's me. Wishing you the best though!
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