Posted by fachad on April 4, 2002, at 20:37:04
In reply to ANYONE'S ANXIETY HELPED BY A STIMULANT?, posted by jaby on April 4, 2002, at 18:55:52
Well, it's a bit of a stretch, but here goes. No one is allowed to say that this is hokey!
I *feel better* in many ways when I take Sudafed. I think the primary mechanism of action for me is just breathing easier and breathing more.
I have been chronically congested all my life and I know that when I am stuffed up, I don't take in as much air. That makes me groggy and disphoric.
When you're breathing easier you are also expelling more CO2. So the combination of more oxygen taken in and more CO2 expelled just makes you feel better.
True stimulants like Dexedrine tend to increase anxiety, including the physical components of anxiety like heart rate and blood pressure.
> I know this doesn't seem like common sense, but I have anxiety/depression (been through tons of meds) and have been told by a doc to take sudafed daily to combat a sinus infection. I am getting a serious AD (stimulant) effect (as I know it can)from it and notice that my anxiety is better. I am a bit on edge, but it is not the hopeless, dreadful anxiety that I usually experience. Does anyone's anxiety benefit from a true stimulant. All replies are much appreciated.
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