Anxiogenic
Sign in to saveAn anxiogenic or panicogenic substance is one that causes anxiety. This effect is in contrast to anxiolytic agents, which inhibits anxiety. Together these categories of psychoactive compounds may be referred to as anxiotropic compounds.
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17 sectionsContents
- Experimental studies
- Mechanisms of action
- Anxiogenic substances
- Psychoactive substances
- Caffeine
- Nicotine
- Adrenergic agents
- Serotonergic agents
- Antibiotics
- Sodium lactate
- Miscellaneous
- Anxiolytic substances
- SSRIs
- Benzodiazepines
- See also
- References
- External links
An anxiogenic or panicogenic substance is one that causes anxiety. This effect is in contrast to anxiolytic agents, which inhibits anxiety. Together these categories of psychoactive compounds may be referred to as anxiotropic compounds.
==Experimental studies==
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