Posted by snapper on March 21, 2004, at 19:59:31
In reply to Re: Generalized Anxiety Disorder??, posted by Fred23 on March 21, 2004, at 17:25:21
Hey Fred23, I think this article is probably appropriate... I used to drink like a fish to control my anxieties ...which in turn fueled the depression. Yah know I think I have a pretty good grasp on the dual diganosis kind of thing. evne though I was able to successfully quit alcohol and tobacco with "will power" and the help of an opiate antagonist,Revia(naltrexone) I could still see my self wanting to use alcohol to calm me down which obviously is NOT hte answer and I do know that on my Mothers side most of my cousins are "raging alcoholics" they just are'nt trying to deal with it through pharmacological means. If I did not have such a strong propensity towards depression , I might still be drinking... I just wish the brain were not THE MOST complicated organ in the universe..Even though the pharmacueticals are'nt taking care of my mal-adapted GABA system I do sometimes feel like saying screw it and start drinking but that might land me in deeper waters than I already feel I'm in. I have a lot more that I could say If my ol' brain would allow me to properly articulate it but for now I guess I'll just have to make due and hope that meds, proper nutrition, exercise etc will have to due:/
So point being GABA dysfuntion does ahve a very important role in GAD, cuz I see hints of it in all my family mebers except for my dear old Dad, who will be 69 in July-who can think well and sleep well and function might I say much better than I can.Thanks for your post and would welcome any further thoughts that you may have re GAD or any other anxiety related issues for that matter.. what I do know is that 8-9 years on and off of Effexxor is NOT the answer and It may have even done more harm than good!! plus every other drug I have tried.See Ya
Snapper
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