Posted by Elizabeth on July 12, 2001, at 19:47:57
In reply to Re: AD-provoked hypomania - is it diagnostic?, posted by AMenz on July 12, 2001, at 13:27:30
> I have never heard of Xanax trigerring mania since it is an anxiolytic. I got through manic attacks for years by taking copious quantities of Xanax.
Benzos help a lot of people with hypomanic symptoms; however, Xanax is also an antidepressant (as is Deracyn (adinazolam), another benzo that is not available in the USA), and there have been reports of hypomania.
-elizabeth
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