Posted by HyperFocus on February 2, 2009, at 19:27:34
In reply to Nardil / Parnate Atypical Extrem Despres ADHD HELP, posted by beaches09 on February 1, 2009, at 6:53:43
beaches09 I meant to post this this morning but I see others have given you the same advice. Anyway here's the original post:
Hey man
I also have social anxiety and concomittant depression and it has also
taken a lot of things away from life. It's a terrible illness and I
also have developed AvPD and BDD because of my extremely low
self-esteem. The worst part is when the illness becomes so acute that
you can't function as you used to, even by yourself. Social anxiety
compresses your life bit by bit until very little is leftBut there are drugs that can get you better. MAOIs are considered the
top choice for treating SA and depression. From what I've read and
researched the MAOIs are the best class of drugs
for treating this illness - the SSRI's don't seem to do much good.
MAOIs are an older class of drugs and some doctors may not consider
them because they have no experience with them, but a lot of people on
this board havee found success with Nardil or Parnate. Nardil in
particular is the first option for the type of depression you have and
I'd recommend you try that first. A large number of people have posted
their experiences with Nardil on this bosrd - this should be one of
your primary research sources. One person in particular - ace - has
had tremendous success using Nardil for SA and has been in remission
for a number of years. If your doc doesn't want to prescribe Nardil
find another one that does.Another drug - clonazepam, a benzo - is also favoured for social
anxiety Clonazeoam is very good for short-term relief of acute anxiety
and can get you functioning reasonably well again. But personally I
don't think benzos are a good long-term solution and they don't really
treat the root causes of the anxiety. If you're not already on them
I'd recommend you just try Nardil first if you can stick it out a
little while longer. But other people's opinions will differ.It may take a few weeks before you see any response from Nardil and
you have to monitor your BP and avoid certain foods. But the majority
of people who can tolerate the side-effects of MAOIs find success with
them. And if you only get partial relief there are a number of drugs
you can augment them with. IHang in there man, it will take some time but you will get better.
You're not the only one in the world who has this illness. And
PsychoBabble is a really good place to be. So search through the
archives and keep posting your questions.
poster:HyperFocus
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