Posted by Larry Hoover on January 29, 2008, at 17:36:00
In reply to Beta Blockers and Depression, posted by Four Feathers on January 28, 2008, at 18:31:50
> My new pdoc has hypothesized that the beta blocker may be interfering with some of the effects of the different meds that I have tried over the years for the anxiety/depr. While I know that Atenolol is one of the least lipid soluable (less likely to cross the BB barier) beta blockers, have any of you experienced problems with beta blockers, and specifically atenolol, affecting the actions of psych meds?
Atenolol (Tenormin) is depressogenic, and can induce emotional lability. See: http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/atenolol_ad.htm under Central Nervous System in both the tables and the text descriptions. I hesitate to generalize to all beta blockers, but I am aware that propranolol is also depressogenic. Whether or not psych meds can overcome such a drug-induced depression is an academic question. It's pretty clear it didn't work for you.
If you can do without the atenolol for a period of time, why don't you see how you feel without it?
Lar
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