Posted by Kari on November 3, 2002, at 10:20:14
In reply to Re: social phobia, posted by Rocket Jackson on November 2, 2002, at 12:14:48
Hi Rocket,
Thanks for your response.
You say Welbutrin made you anxious. Have you ever tried an SSRI? If your problem is mainly anxiety, perhaps that would work better for you than a dopamine agonist. Were you prescribed Provigil for SP?
I suffer from SP as well as depression, OCD and ADD. I am also either schizoid or schizotypal and don't know how much of the SP can be explained by the personality disorder.
So far I haven't come across anything really effective for social phobia. Nardil helped for several days but then made it worse. A combination of an SSRI and Klonopin helped some but the Klonopin had to be stopped since it worsened my depression. Perhaps taking an SSRI with an anti-psychotic would work but it seems to be too risky (not only depression but also an increased risk for TD). Provigil sounds interesting but taking it would probably necessitate adding a DA blocker as well.
I'm glad you had a positive experience with the combo and hope it keeps up.
Take care,
Kari.
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