There's enough evidence for me to decide that this is a reasonable conclusion especially in contrast to being certain that it is unreasonable. The age of these articles suggests that, in the context of this thread (the 1970s), benzodiazepines may well have been prescribed as antidepressants. This paper indicates that benzodiazepines have been used in conjunction with antidepressants to reduce anxiety and possibly increase efficacy of the antidepressant (in the interest of full disclosure note that anxiety can no doubt lead to depression, so an anti-anxiety drug could also be viewed as an "indirect" antidepressant): No one type of drug is an antidepressant nor are Xanax or Valium necessarily efficacious against a single condition (italics indicate that they may be most efficacious against a single condition, but as an illustrative example, many drugs have therapeutic benefit in a variety of conditions).Īll I'm really trying to demonstrate is that benzodiazepines have shown antidepressant activity/efficacy: (Note that alprazolam, which is indicated here as a possible option for those cases where other antidepressants are contraindicated, etc., is Xanax.) 97 Women, Charles Bukowski BOOK REVIEW Novemkrauserpua You have probably noticed how daily soap operas on TV, such as Eastenders, are very different to the ‘premium cable’ such as The Wire or Game of Thrones. Many classes of drugs (from a chemical structure standpoint) can have therapeutic indications for various conditions. It seems clear to me that they were prescribed as antidepressants back in the '70s and '80s,Ĭlick to expand.I'm not suggesting that antidepressants are necessarily "the same type of drug" as Xanax or Valium. The context of this thread is what ATDs meant back in the '70s. Now, whether they are actually effective in that capacity is subject for debate. There's plenty of evidence out there that benzodiazepines have been prescribed as antidepressants. I dunno these two statements suggest to me that benzodiazepines have therapeutic indications as antidepressants albeit perhaps not on the cutting edge. "In trials that compared benzodiazepines with the newer antidepressants." "While there has been a shift in recent years toward using such newer antidepressants as SSRIs and SNRIs as first-line treatments for anxiety disorders instead of benzodiazepines." Benzodiazepines vs antidepressants suggests two classes one for benzodiazepines and one for antidepressants. The title of the article you cite might lead one to depend on the title for clarification or "proof" of your statement.
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