Posted by blueberry on August 2, 2006, at 18:48:50
In reply to XANAX is a MOOD brightner?, posted by eve70 on August 1, 2006, at 11:17:08
I have used xanax a few times, but only for a few weeks each time. I found that low doses had significant mood lifting effects. But that was along with prozac and zyprexa. I found out later that when I used it all by itself it did not have the same good effect. Somehow it seemed to work well in synergy with the other meds.
Back in its early days it was actually an antidepressant. There were clinical studies showing that in a dose range of 1.5mg to 3mg per day, something like 70% of people had a positive response. Tiredness and some mental slowing are the main side effects.
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