Posted by amigan on October 21, 2007, at 23:42:51
In reply to Re: Effexor rage/psychosis, posted by med_empowered on October 21, 2007, at 22:41:08
> I'd blame the meds...antidepressants push levels of neurotransmitters to artificially high levels in the brain (as in...the levels reached are higher than would probably ever happen naturally). So, not surprisingly, this makes some people go crazy. If I were you/your husband, I'd just taper off the Effexor and stay far, far away from any antidepressant.
Not every antidepressant raises norepinephrine levels like effexor. Perhaps this is what caused the rage.
In case he is bipolar or psychotic, yes; Most AD may worsen the symptoms.
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