Posted by valene on March 11, 2006, at 16:01:59
In reply to Re: major depression med advice please, posted by psychopharmacon on March 11, 2006, at 13:05:00
Do I ever wish I was on .5mg. xanax! It's taken me a year to taper down to 1.5 from 3mg. Thanks for the link. I am convinced that some (not all) of the depression is due to withdrawal from xanax.
Val> Well, it seems like Xanax differs from the other benzos and could have an antidepressive effect.
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> "We observed a statistically significant increase in striatal dopamine concentrations..." Quoted from:
> http://www.biopsychiatry.com/alprazolam.htm
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> Have you tried Xanax at its lowest dosage? Some people say that 0.5 mg has a better effect than higher doses.
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