Posted by SLS on September 24, 2013, at 12:16:27
In reply to Re: Are anxiety and panic always linked to serotonin?, posted by Christ_empowered on September 24, 2013, at 10:46:12
> > Benzos=unusually high GABA levels. Can cause depression.
> > I was under the impression that long term treatment can cause depression and emotional numbing in pretty much anybody with the right cocktail of meds and/or individual sensitivity. Maybe I'm wrong.I think that the association of depression with chronic benzodiazepine usage is greatly exaggerated, and may be little more than a superstition. Clonazapam is the exception here. It most definitely can precipitate depression.
I think you are right about Xanax having antidepressant properties.
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