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Old Oct 15, 2014, 08:58 AM
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I take Prozac for panic attacks. It seems to reduce the frequency.

It doesn't touch the bipolar mood swings. I could be wrong, but I've read that bipolar is more of a problem with dopamine, which is why antipsychotics work. Since antidepressants work on seratonin, they don't do much for bipolars except maybe make them nervous, and sometimes manic.

From what I've heard, seratonin impacts "fight or flight", which is why they sometimes help with panic attacks.

But I'm not a doctor; who knows how much of what I've read online is correct.
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