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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Depression/Anxiety/Panic Attack - Caused by H/A?
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Depression/Anxiety/Panic Attack - Caused by H/A?
by SilverGold, Sep 21, 2001 12:00AM
We have a family history of depression, anxiety, panic attack, bipolar. I have been on Indocin, & then Vioxx for H/A for over a year now, & there has been a marked improvement in depression, anxiety, etc.
Is there a relation between the NSAID's & treatment of depression, anxiety & panic attack? Conventional medications just made me worse, & the "talking cure" didn't do much either.
The longer I stay on the Vioxx the better I feel, yet the effectiveness of the med should be realized within a short time frame & I have been on this for more than 1 yr.
Is there a relation between the NSAID's & treatment of depression, anxiety & panic attack? Conventional medications just made me worse, & the "talking cure" didn't do much either.
The longer I stay on the Vioxx the better I feel, yet the effectiveness of the med should be realized within a short time frame & I have been on this for more than 1 yr.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Sep 21, 2001 12:00AM
, Sep 21, 2001 12:00AM
Neither of those medications are prescribed for anxiety or depression but both have a generally good effect on mood because of their effect on brain centers. As long as you need them for an appropriate medical condition, you are find, but be concerned about long term use and dosage.
