Posted by Mitch on July 18, 2001, at 12:52:12
In reply to Increased NOREPIN. = anxiety? HELP!!, posted by Janelle on July 15, 2001, at 21:11:46
Sure, but excessive serotonin can cause anxiety too. Yep, the "ssri's" do boost norepinephrine and dopmamine(esp. Prozac and Zoloft)levels as well as serotonin. The older tricylics which boost norepinephrine more than serotonin are commonly used for generalized anxiety disorder. Fen-fen (fenfluramine/fluoxetine) which was used for weight control is a serotonin releasing agent and one of its side effects is anxiety. In other words, you can't just simplify it to "more serotonin is calming, more norepi causes anxiety".
Mitch
> A few (perhaps many) of the so-called SSRI's are really just SRI's because they also inhibit the re-uptake of Norepinephrine. Is the possibility that these a-d's cause increased level of Norepinephrine a factor/something that can cause ANXIETY? Thanks.
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