Well, I'm rather of the same mind as amish............they gave me that horrid stuff back in 1982 when my cervix wasn't dilating and if I thought my labor pains were bad BEFORE..........that stuff cranked them to maximum overdrive and literally made me scream in pain. I can't begin to imagine what snorting it up your nose would do. Perhaps make your nose bigger? Sorry, I realize this is a serious question you're asking and I don't know the answer to it. I would certainly quiz my doctor about it in GREAT and MASSIVE detail, I would ask a pharmacist.....I would research it extensively through highly respected medical jouunals...(JAMA and Lancet) but I'm pretty damn sure I wouldn't use it! I've never heard of it being used for anxiety.....actually, outside of a birthing unit, I've never heard of it being used for anything except labor.
Do your homework!
Peace
Greenlydia
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Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain.
It is best known for its roles in female reproduction: it is released in large amounts after distension of the cervix and vagina during labor, and after stimulation of the nipples, facilitating birth and breastfeeding, respectively. Recent studies have begun to investigate oxytocin's role in various behaviors, including orgasm, social recognition, pair bonding, anxiety, trust, love, and maternal behaviors.
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It never ceases to amaze me, the stuff they "discover" works for anxiety. I can't believe they are using a nipple-stimulation hormone to treat social anxiety now.
And, no, this wasn't helpful to you at all.