![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 8 of 8. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 14, 2013, at 2:55:39
curious if anyone's ever heard of candesartan being used for anxiety?
Posted by Hugh on June 14, 2013, at 9:55:40
In reply to candesartan for anxiety?, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 14, 2013, at 2:55:39
> curious if anyone's ever heard of candesartan being used for anxiety?
I've heard of it being tested on rats as an antidepressant, and it was effective. It increases hippocampal neurogenesis.
Posted by Phillipa on June 14, 2013, at 10:02:00
In reply to Re: candesartan for anxiety?, posted by Hugh on June 14, 2013, at 9:55:40
I've not heard of it time to read the provided link. Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on June 14, 2013, at 10:04:28
In reply to Re: candesartan for anxiety?, posted by Hugh on June 14, 2013, at 9:55:40
If Lopressor is an Ace inhibitor and I was prescribed it as a med to take for anxiety before starting first ad then it does help with anxiety. But makes one very tired. I took it for a while maybe 6 months and then stopped taking it. Phillipa
Posted by Hugh on June 14, 2013, at 14:51:16
In reply to Re: candesartan for anxiety? » Hugh, posted by Phillipa on June 14, 2013, at 10:04:28
> If Lopressor is an Ace inhibitor and I was prescribed it as a med to take for anxiety before starting first ad then it does help with anxiety. But makes one very tired. I took it for a while maybe 6 months and then stopped taking it. Phillipa
Candesartan is a different kind of hypertension drug -- an angiotensin II receptor antagonist.
Posted by Phillipa on June 14, 2013, at 20:50:57
In reply to Re: candesartan for anxiety? » Phillipa, posted by Hugh on June 14, 2013, at 14:51:16
Hugh thanks didn't have time to google earlier on the way out. I will now though. Phillipa
Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 14, 2013, at 23:22:10
In reply to Re: candesartan for anxiety?, posted by Hugh on June 14, 2013, at 9:55:40
thanks hugh. there are one or two people who've told me that it completely eliminated physical/anxiety panic (more so than benzos), so i'm interested in it. i'm just not entirely sure whether it's safe to take long-term .. there's a paper suggesting it might not be, i'll try to find it
Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 15, 2013, at 0:32:09
In reply to Re: candesartan for anxiety? » Hugh, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 14, 2013, at 23:22:10
this is the study that raised concern: http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/114/8/838.full
unfortunately don't have the attention span to read through it :>
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Medication | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.