Posted by Buckeye Fan on June 14, 2004, at 9:16:00
In reply to Rebound Effect, posted by Maxime on June 14, 2004, at 8:12:33
The Official medical definition is:
Rebound effect: The characteristic of a drug to produce reverse effects when the effect of the drug has passed or the patient no longer responds to it.
What we real life people experience with the 'rebound effect" is similiar to what you notice after a dose of Antihistimine or Nyquil
wears off. The Body "rebounds" with symptoms that the medicine has been keeping at bay.For instance..if you are diagnosed with GAD
(Generalized Anxiety Disorder) your MD may prescribe
a benzo such as Xanax, Adivan, Buspar or something similiar.
"THE REBOUND EFFECT" occurs after you STOP taking the medicine after being on it, at a regular dose for months or maybe years.
In short...you stop taking the Med..and within 12 to 72 hours..you begin to re-experience the Anxiety and Panic you had before ever taking the Med...only now with the Rebound Effect...it may be slightly MORE intense than before.... for a period of time.What the MEDS do is mask the symptoms...without solving the root CAUSE. Hopefully before discontinuing the Medication.....you have identified the cause of the anxiety, and maybe successfully treated it through cognitive talk therapy ( a phycologist or phychiatrist)
Hope this helps.
Buckeye Fan
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