Posted by Joe Schmoe on November 18, 2010, at 8:57:34
I am curious if the causes of anxiety are understood.
It seems starting an ssri tends to cause anxiety in a lot of people, due to the increase in serotonin levels.
Wellbutrin, which raises dopamine and norepinephrine levels, also causes anxiety for a lot of people.
Does increasing ANY monoamine increase anxiety? It seems very strange and even after years of reading posts, articles, drug descriptions etc. I still don't understand why everything seems to increase anxiety, at least for some people or for awhile.
I have the impression that stimulantes increase anxiety too, for those prone to anxiety.
Are there any pro-sexual drugs that don't increase anxiety?
Unfortunately with Wellbutrin it seems the anxiety for me always gets worse over time, not better like with ssri's, so I always have to stop taking it.
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