“Do antidepressants help with anger issues?”

Antidepressants are commonly what are used to treat anxiety. The short acting medications for anxiety like Ativan or Xanax are addicting and ultimately cause dementia and ultimately because. dementia Antidepressants take longer to work but will eventually help with the anxiety. Many people who are anxious and depressed are irritable and are easily angered. It sounds like you need to deal with the underlying problem of anxiety.

Yes, sometimes irritability is a symptom of depression and/or anxiety. There are some anti-depressants that do target this. It would be best to see both a psychiatrist for an assessment and/or medications plus a therapist to help you cope with triggers.

In many cases the serotonin antidepressants can reduce anger and irritability.

I feel like there are two different trains of thought here (i.e., anxiety, anger), although they can both be rooted in difficulties with emotional regulation. That said, a study completed by Fava and Rosenbaum in 1998 indicated that depressed individuals who experience anger attacks may experience physiological symptoms also seen in anxiety, particularly a panic attack, such as increased heart rate, sweating, and tightness of the chest. They also noted that antidepressants to treat anger are generally safe and effective and that anger attacks disappeared in 51 to 75% of individuals who took a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) such as fluoxetine (Prozac) or sertraline (Zoloft).

Antidepressants can sometimes help with anger issues.