Posted by steel on June 15, 2007, at 8:54:19
In reply to Benzo as mood stabilizer?, posted by SheilaC on June 13, 2007, at 7:16:38
You have great responses.Klonopin is citied to be uniqiue among benzos as it seems to in SOME hold very strong mood stablizing effects.
I believe the issue is klonopin unlike xanax is not as much as a AS NEEDED benzo.Xanax works fast and direct,and i believe its actualy fda approved for paniac.Paniac is sudden and needs a immediate relief.
Klonopin can usualy at higher doses do this as well,and even be used as needed,HOWEVER i think its success as a mood stablizer is when its taken daily and builds in ur system.Here it becomes sort of a BACKBONE to your mood.
Im not sure any benzo holds extreme mood elevating properties,i think just some might find the reliaf as that,or perhaps some do enjoy them,but i believe most would not see them this way.
This is why again i say using a benzo as monotherapy,even if no depression exsists,can be tricky,the drugs are STRONG CNS depressants,so it only makes sense that along with any anti anxiety,or other benifit it provides there will be an accompanying dulling of mood.This might even be enoug to slowy cause a person who deals with moderate anxiety only to actualy in drawn out time begin to feel more depressed than usual.
A constant cns depressant cant work at its job doing that and not cause a dulling of some degree on emotions,it just wouldent make sense?
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