Posted by comftnumb on November 24, 2002, at 6:14:49
I am currently taking SSnRI (Effexor) and Wellbutrin for depression and social anxiety, and have been for 3months. I also take 2mg Klonopin for social anxiety, which I have found works well, for a month. I have also done intense CBT (Feeling Good, Dr. Burns) for social anxiety for a month. However, because I still have social anxiety I'm wondering if I should switch from "Effexor and Wellbutrin" to an MAOI. I have found two websites that are big proponents of the MAOIs for social anxiety. You have to scroll a bit but this one http://www.socialfear.com/ states that the MAOI Nardil is best for social anxiety. This one http://www.anxietynetwork.com/spmed.html says that Parnate as opposed to Nardil works best, although both websites acknowledge that either one can work. My question is threefold. First, is it worth going off the Effexor and Wellbutrin and trying an MAOI. The biggest problem here is the month long wash-out period that would be necessary. But a month is nothing if it really works better. Second, has anyone with social anxiety been on Nardil or Parnate, and if so what experiences have they had? Third, between Nardil and Parnate, which one should I choose?
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