Posted by med_empowered on March 30, 2006, at 11:57:07
In reply to Re: Avoidant Personality, posted by rjlockhart on March 30, 2006, at 11:42:59
hi! I've been "suspected" of having this b/c of chronic, severe social phobia. For me, low-dose Abilify was pretty helpful for a short time...I imagine super-low doses of amisulpride could do something similar, but without the dulling effects of Abilify. Have you tried any other benzos? Ativan seems like it might be helpful...its pretty "clean," so you don't get much in the way of cognitive dulling (or euphoria/mood-elevation), which makes it less likely to cause problems than, say, Xanax.
As for getting stuff overseas...I think the FDA still allows for supervised importation of foreign pharmaceuticals through some sort of "compassionate use" clause...basically, you talk to your doc, who talks to the drug company, papers are filed, and then your meds arrive. I don't know how often docs here are willing to try it, but that is an option for you. Of course, there are also websites that will hook you up with amisulpride kind of semi-legally...the upshot of that is that it requires less paperwork. Maybe if you imported your own amisulpride, your doc could agree to supervise your use of it? Anyway...talk to your doc about your options; I'm sure he/she will be flexible with someone like you, who has a rather severe disorder and limited success in treatment (thus so far).
Good luck!
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