Posted by Franz on February 18, 2012, at 17:16:45
In reply to Re: Alprazolam + atenolol, posted by ed_uk2010 on February 18, 2012, at 15:48:00
> Interesting. At usual therapeutic doses in humans, atenolol is claimed not to pass the blood-brain barrier very readily because of it high water solubility and low fat solubility.
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> Do you think your anxiety/depression might have improved even if you hadn't taken atenolol? Symptoms can fluctuate such a lot.
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> Still, the concept of a beneficial interaction with alprazolam is appealing. One of the main problems with alprazolam is the risk of dependence.
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>No, it was the atenolol which helped, it is not the first time.
Yes, alprazolam has a risk of dependence, like almost everything that works.
In the full article there are some speculations about partial BBB crossing of atenolol or other peripheral mechanism.
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