Posted by chad_3 on September 27, 2002, at 2:51:33
In reply to Re: Questions Re: Parnate Nardil for social anxiety, posted by Dave001 on September 26, 2002, at 14:31:25
Sounds from below like you have agoraphobia to treat, not SP.
This is the most common error I hear on this board or anywhere really when people start claiming strange drugs are the best for SP - because they either have SP secondary to something else (can be almost any psychiatric disorder) - or because they simply are uninformed and are pulling stuff out of the air.
I don't mean to sound rude but you guys just spread a lot of misinformation to people seeking solutions to serious problems...
Cybercafe - it might be irrelevant in your case to even *discuss* SP treatment since it sounds like you need to treat agoraphobia from what you said recently - but in any case I did not claim that "benzos" and "MAOIs" are the best options for SP. What I said was the "Nardil" and "Klonopin" are by far the best in each of those classes for SP - of the drugs used and/or studied in the USA.
There are additional meds which can be very effective most often in polypharmacy or occasionally perhaps alone. Such as SSRI's, gabapentin, Parnate, and so on. Polypharmacy affords many posssiblities including as Dave pointed out the use of stimulant augmentation which can be very effective in reducing rejection sensitivity, increasing socialbiility, libido, assertivness, energy, mood, enthusiasm, and so on....
Best
Chad
http://www.socialfear.com/
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> > Hey Chad, I kinda don't like the fact that even MAOIs require an additional med (benzo). Are benzos the only drugs that can be used as primary treatment for SP?
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> MAOIs do not require a benzo. Some people may find the combination more effective than either medication alone, but there is certainly no requirement.
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> In answer to your second question: no. ;-) My general interpretation as well as personal experience with benzos suggests that they do not usually tend to be very effective for generalized SP. Stimulants benefit me more than benzos for SP, but of course, people respond differently, and YMMV; you just have to see what works best for you.
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> Best of luck,
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> Dave
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