Posted by JonW on May 5, 2002, at 13:54:41
In reply to Re: amislupride and anxietyto jonw, posted by jonh kimble on May 3, 2002, at 18:16:56
Hi Jon,
I'm in a very similar situation as you. Nothing has really worked for me so far. I think I mentioned this in one of my other posts but I don't think it was to you... anyway, a lot of us here who make the claim that a drug doesn't work haven't really given it a fair trial. Many people in the paxil studies for social phobia were non-responders after 8 weeks but were considered responders after 12 weeks. I've taken Paxil, but not for 12 weeks and so I'm really not sure if it would've been effective. Right now, I'm working with Dr. Liebowitz to come up with a long-term solution. I absolutely hate waiting for the solution, but I believe he can do it. I don't know how long you've been on the drugs you've been on, but I used to change drugs every week. The best doctors that I've worked with all agree that it takes time. I used to take each drug and see what my reaction was, and so I have a long history of things seeming to initially work and then stop, but that's not how the best in the business treat social anxiety disorder. It's just hard to accept when you get a *WOW* reaction after taking something. I wonder why can't that last? But for the most part those were all bipolar reactions. Have you ever been evaluated for bipolar disorder? I don't know if you can relate to any of this, but I thought I'd share just in case. Well, make sure you're working with a good doctor and be persistent and patient. Hang in there!
Jon
> hey everybody. still very interested in amisulpride/ sulpride. to jonw. you said it feels like 1 beer. i personally do very well as far as energy, confidence all that even after 1 beer. i dont mean to be nossy, but what medications or even substances period have helped you with social anxiety. i have failed with everything common like nardil, klonopin, and adrafinil. simply no effect. i do very well on dopaminergics in general, execpt for poop out. if you could give me some insight it could really help me decide if amisulpride could help me. next step, find out how to get it in canada. thanks so much
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> jon
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