Posted by PaulB on October 30, 2001, at 14:17:20
In reply to Re: Is anxiety worse than depression FOR YOU, posted by Roo on October 30, 2001, at 8:44:59
I found reading the responses very interesting. What initially gave me the idea to post the message was that the walk I metioned when I collapsed was the first time anxiety made me want to kill myself. Depression first made me want to kill myself in 1998.
I was surprised, to say the least, to read that many of you find anxiety worse, much worse; Dinah, Gracie2, Roo, Greg. For me despite this incident depression is the worse of the two demons for me. Yet recently I havent been interpreting my past experiences of 'depression' as 'depression' but anger.
Since this is a posting that people who suffer from anxiety may read I would like to quote from the article 'Terror Vision' again. It will be at Dr-Bob's discretion to decide whether this post should be redirected to Psycho-Babble. Maybe it will do some good.
'Professor David Nutt is incredibly excited about a new drug which was recently given a license for GAD in the states-though not yet here(UK). Its called Venlafaxine brand name (Effexor XR) and is a hybrid SNRI which, by targeting both the serotonin and noradreanline levels in the brain, seems to have a specific anti-anxiety action.'
I was on Effexor XR in 98. Great Med. Powerful, potent and clean. My only concern is that it is not selective like the SSRI's and therefore its effects didnt last so long for me. Thanks for the responses.
PaulB
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