Posted by Brainbeard on June 22, 2009, at 9:13:49
In reply to Has anyone else noticed that....., posted by Michael Bell on June 21, 2009, at 23:28:22
Noradrenaline reuptake inhibition can make me grumpy. It can intensify and prolong feelings of anger in me. Very bad for relational/social conflicts.
Benzo's are not particularly pro-social for me, but not anti-social either.
Low dose Risperdal (0.5mg) was pretty pro-social for me all by itself. I can only imagine what it will do in combination with an (S)SRI.
Paxil made me pro-social, to a certain point. Certainly in combination with booze any social paranoia got completely killed.
I have no experience with Klonopin, but it's known to be able to cause or worsen depression. Any benzo could do that though. I find Ativan (lorazepam) pretty antidepressing.
> e) drugs that increase dopamine production and availability as the main effect increase anger, frustration and rumination?Well, anger, frustration - possibly, that can happen. But ANXIETY - surely. Most stimulating meds are anxiogenic, i.e. causing anxiety. And dopeminergic meds tend to make me go in hyperfocus/tunnel-vision mode - which can cuase/worsen both anxious obsessions and addictive behaviour (like obsessive surfing).
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