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Posted by elanor roosevelt on November 29, 2015, at 13:50:41
what's the connection
is it a linear thing
or can rage be triggered independentlyi have experienced rage while on ADs
i seem to be experiencing fits of rage while withdrawing from Lexapro
does serotonin do something to soothe whatever triggers the rage?
are there specific meds for rage?
Posted by rjlockhart37 on November 29, 2015, at 20:17:31
In reply to anxiety, anger, rage, posted by elanor roosevelt on November 29, 2015, at 13:50:41
i think it elevates serotonin, and(or) dopamine and makes things just become egg shells, anything can set it off.....
usally haliparidol and anti-psychosis meds reduce rage, ativan just calms every thing down
does your doctor know about whats going on with these meds causing this?
Posted by SLS on November 29, 2015, at 21:25:52
In reply to anxiety, anger, rage, posted by elanor roosevelt on November 29, 2015, at 13:50:41
Tegretol and Trileptal are good for anger and rage. However, I have never heard of their being used specifically to remediate medication-induced rage.
- Scott
Posted by elanor roosevelt on November 29, 2015, at 22:31:46
In reply to Re: anxiety, anger, rage » elanor roosevelt, posted by SLS on November 29, 2015, at 21:25:52
i don't think the rage is necessary med-induced
i looked around the net and found the following info at the science daily site:
Using a personality questionnaire, they also determined which individuals have a natural tendency to behave aggressively. In these individuals, the communications between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex was even weaker following serotonin depletion. 'Weak' communications means that it is more difficult for the prefrontal cortex to control the feelings of anger that are generated within the amygdala when the levels of serotonin are low. As a result, those individuals who might be predisposed to aggression were the most sensitive to changes in serotonin depletion.this seems to support the idea that withdrawing from and AD would aggravate the rage tendency and the ADs were actually addressing this issue
thanks for your responses
Posted by elanor roosevelt on December 3, 2015, at 23:03:02
In reply to Re: anxiety, anger, rage, posted by elanor roosevelt on November 29, 2015, at 22:31:46
it takes too long every time to remember that rage is a withdrawal symptom i experience when i go off the lexapro
Posted by Zyprexa on December 5, 2015, at 18:13:06
In reply to Re: anxiety, anger, rage, posted by elanor roosevelt on December 3, 2015, at 23:03:02
I guess thats why I was angry before I took ADs. I was drinking a lot before that and was not as angry. Also a time 2 years ago when doc took me off ADs again I got really angry. Back on them now and the anger has gone away. I thought I was just going through a really hard time. Which was also true. But maybe it had something to do with the ADs. I was off my other meds too, or atleast really low doses.
Posted by SLS on December 8, 2015, at 21:54:19
In reply to Re: anxiety, anger, rage, posted by elanor roosevelt on December 3, 2015, at 23:03:02
> it takes too long every time to remember that rage is a withdrawal symptom i experience when i go off the lexapro
>What will you do?
- Scott
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