Posted by moose100 on December 15, 2003, at 10:26:58
In reply to Anger and Medication, posted by Theta99 on December 14, 2003, at 20:26:54
> Sorry if this topic has been dealt with in the past, but I couldn't find anything that was close to my situation using the search feature:
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> I have explosive angry outbursts as a result of tiny irritants. Dropping a sock on the way from the dryer, my toddler touching something with sticky-gooey hands, coming home to a messy house etc.
>> I have been to see a psychiatrist, and he has started me on Zoloft. First he put me on 50mg daily. Sure I had some side effects, mostly tingly feelings sometimes and a week of bad headaches, but I stuck with it and it seemed to help. I have been reading some anger management texts, and the Zoloft seems to be letting me think before I react to the irritation before I explode. I still sometimes feel overly angry, but I haven't reacted. After my last appointment we upped my dosage to 100mg to see if that helps with the feelings of extreme anger.
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> My question is has anyone else heard of treating what my Dr. has described as a Mood Disorder non-specific, with an SR1? He said it sounded like my angry outbursts were similar to a borderline, but I didn't have a lot of the other symptoms association with BPD.
Hi Theta; Anger(irritability) drove me to the Doctor. I was angry all the time and would fly off the handle constantly. I did not feel depressed either. The doctor prescribed effexor which has done the trick in my case. I have not snapped at anyone in weeks and I am actually glad to wake up in the morning. So in answer to your question, yes, Zoloft(in my case Effexor)does wonders for a mood disorder.
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