Posted by linkadge on August 12, 2008, at 20:14:45
In reply to Re: Withdrawal from Effexor and Lunesta » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on August 12, 2008, at 20:04:14
In some depression there is a limbic hyperactivity. In these situations thoughts and emotions can be intense and hard to control. Some people might call it agitated depression, or neurotic depression. Mood stabilizers can cause an overal dampening effect on limbic systems. SSRI's kind of do the same thing by increasing the concentration of serotonin in certain limbic regions. Activation of the 5-ht1a receptors causes an inhibitory effect in limbic regions.
Anticonvulsants don't tend to work well with apathetic depression however. They do not boost motivation.
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