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Re: Can High SSRI doses cause Long Term Anxiety ?

Posted by blueboy on June 25, 2008, at 13:51:16

In reply to Can High SSRI doses cause Long Term Anxiety ?, posted by Mike_Cohen_2 on June 24, 2008, at 16:56:03

My answer would be "yes". I don't pretend to have any great theoretical knowledge, but I simply cannot take an SSRI.

My problem has been (recently) diagnosed as Bipolar II, though. I don't know whether my reaction would be better characterized as anxiety or "manic stupor", but whatever it was -- well, just for example, Prozac put me in a condition where all I could do is sit and stare. I felt frozen with fear -- I could barely talk, much less look at someone.

So, in some cases (me, LOL) SSRI's can cause terrible reactions. They might or might not be correctly described as "anxiety" (although I have serious doubts as to whether the DSMIV has much of a grasp on the subject), but are characterized by an inability to do certain tasks combined with a strong and unrealistic feeling of fearful apprehension.

Wellbutrin and Effexor also caused extremely serious problems at higher dosages. I don't think I've taken an SSRI/SSNI at high dosage since Effexor put me into seizure.


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