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Posted by thinkfast on August 26, 2004, at 6:24:05
Does anyone know where I can find some info on stimulants for anxiety? Any papers written or articles...whatever! I'll check on anything...
Thanx in advance
Posted by psychosage on August 26, 2004, at 9:09:50
In reply to stim for anxiety articles, posted by thinkfast on August 26, 2004, at 6:24:05
> Does anyone know where I can find some info on stimulants for anxiety? Any papers written or articles...whatever! I'll check on anything...
> Thanx in advance
>
sounds like wishful thinking.unless you mean stimulants causing anxiety, but they do not alleviate anxiety.
Posted by Philidor on August 26, 2004, at 10:21:44
In reply to stim for anxiety articles, posted by thinkfast on August 26, 2004, at 6:24:05
> Does anyone know where I can find some info on stimulants for anxiety? Any papers written or articles...whatever! I'll check on anything...
> Thanx in advance
>
Contradiction please. The fact is, stimulants DO have a calming effect on SOME people. See this earlier post and followups:http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040821/msgs/381803.html
Whether you yourself will have such a response (called "paradoxical"), I don't know. You might ask your doc to give it a try, but if you're like most people, it will only aggravate your anxiety.
Phil
PS also see this article, then scroll down to the LAST Question:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040821/msgs/381803.html
Posted by alesta on August 26, 2004, at 12:08:58
In reply to stim for anxiety articles, posted by thinkfast on August 26, 2004, at 6:24:05
the stimulants also increase dopamine, don't they? and isn't a shortage of (or poor utilization of) dopamine implicated in some anxiety disorders? if so, it would make sense that the stims might help (if not offset by the anxiogenic effects of stims).
just speculating here....:)
amy
Posted by h on August 26, 2004, at 15:18:04
In reply to stim for anxiety articles, posted by thinkfast on August 26, 2004, at 6:24:05
I don't know where you can find articles but I took ritalin at one point and it made my anxiety/depression go away completely within a half hour. I loved it. The only problem was it didn't last that long.
The new time release ones might be a better choice for that reason.
best of luck to you.;
Posted by Philidor on August 27, 2004, at 11:14:08
In reply to stim for anxiety articles, posted by thinkfast on August 26, 2004, at 6:24:05
Just noticed that in my previous post on this I did NOT include the link to the article requested, but mistakenly posted the same link twice. The relevant link is below.
Here's the "money quote":"Ritalin and Dexamphetamine do not stimulate a patient with AD/HD....Anxiety, worry and panic attacks are almost always present in adults with AD/HD. People [with AD/HD]often self-medicate with alcohol, for example, to try to feel calmer or they hide away from others socially or in their houses. Now, these dopaminergic tablets such as Ritalin and Dexamphetamine are simply superb at making a person feel calmer. They reduce the worrying and remove the panic attacks. They also help an adult to get on top of their alcohol problem."
http://www.adders.org/info28.htm
(NOTE: The speaker is P.V.H. Cosgrove, a UK psychiatrist and pioneer in the use of Ritalin in children with ADHD.)
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