Posted by action_jackson on April 18, 2003, at 12:02:33
In reply to Re: AMISULPRIDE! Keep us Posted!!! , posted by Michael Bell on April 18, 2003, at 7:15:24
Much appreciated. Good luck!
Jack
> Really, Picamilon has been the answer to the anxiety portion of SP. In fact, the only thing that has ever worked better for me was alcohol. Picamilon has completely wiped out the physiological symptoms of SP. And when I say "completely", I mean just that. No more racing heartbeat, no anticipatory anxiety, no cold feeling in the chest, no shakiness, no fear, etc. What it didn't do is correct the thought process portion of SP, such as thinking "so and so is judgning me", but it does help somewhat in that regard by lessening negative thoughts. The reason I started taking amisulpride is because I seem to have anhedonia in addition to SP, which may or may not be caused by the Picamilon (as a GABA potentiator, it may lower serotonin and/or dopamine effcts in the brain). Sometimes the Picamilon does make me very social, but the effects are inconsistent at best.
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> Here's what amisulpride seems to have done for me so far - it makes me more LIKELY to consistently socialize in social settings, lessens anhedonia, helps with the "I'm being judged" issue and overall just maikes my brain feel "cleaner", if that makes sense.
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> My only complaint with amisulpride - drowsiness. Last night I started taking my dose at night instead of in the morning. I'll let you know how this affects the drowsiness issue, and how the amisulpride trial is going overall.
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