Posted by comftnumb on February 2, 2003, at 23:35:18
In reply to Re: Social Anxiety, about to go on Abilify- questi, posted by utopizen on February 1, 2003, at 13:57:02
I'm 20yo and I have a mild case of schizo with extreme social phobia. I had my first and only psychotic episode a year ago. I can't focus/concentrate well for long periods and am extremely disorganized and forgetful of important details so I think I might have some undiagnosed ADD innatentive. Anyways, I think I can relate to your problems so if would like to discuss meds/problems, you can e-mail me at comftnumb@hotmail.com. I think social phobia might can be an early warning sign of schizo. I'm certainly cautious to say so, but my social phobia preceded my development of schizo by many years.
> Well actually this is a doc from Beth Isreal. He consulted for an hour, and will now talk to my benzophobic doc (which knows him) and talk about me. Basically a way for my benzophobic doc to be able to charge me a $75 doctor phone talk charge instead of actually treating me.
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> Um, anyway, hopefully this doc will let my benzophobic doc realize my case ain't typical, and it's severe. In fact, at the end of the consultation, he goes, "so it looks like you have a unique form of social anxiety." And that comes from a guy who's in a hospital, so you know he's seen his case of wackos. Anyway, he's concerned that my treatments cause paranoia and vivid nightmares so often.
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> Personally, I'm 19, so I think I have a form of paranoia, perhaps schitzo, lying underneath things. And the drugs, they just pick these things up. If I go schitzo, I'll be so pissed at my doctor not picking up on it for all this time.
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