Posted by tony_sa on November 22, 2003, at 3:36:07
In reply to Re: social anxiety suffering... looking for some help!, posted by jparsell82 on November 21, 2003, at 17:31:11
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> Hey, just to let you know. I have serious problems with Social Anxiety & also some obsessive thinking & depression. I'm currently on 2mg Xanax XR, 20mg Prozac a day plus I take the smart drug Piracetam and a few supplements. I've also tried about all the ssris and effexor with little success. The best one for me was Prozac... it helps with obsessive worrying and depression without making me too tired. It only helps anxiety a little though so I also take Xanax XR(Note: I've took Klonopin before too and would prefer it by my doc insists on Xanax before Klonopin) Benzodiazepines are said to cause some cognitive impairment if taken for long periods of time. From taking Klonopin, I myself did notice my memory was worse. But I then I discovered Piracetam... it's relatively cheap and it's legal as a nutritional supplement now here in the US. Anyways, I found a study that shows Oxiracetam(almost same as Piracetam except for more potent) when combined with Valium helped to reduce cognitive impairment some. Here's the study:
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3594460&dopt=Abstract
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> It really does help, I don't notice any cognitive problems taking my Xanax XR when I take Piracetam 1600mg 2x a day. I'll list a Piracetam source below. If I were you I'd stick with the Prozac and ask your doc if he'll let you combine it with Klonopin.
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> http://www.sherwyns.com/shop/product_view.asp?id=18045&StoreID=VNP3KN5J3HSR2L1D0G03N0ET9VTJ27C2&private_product=1
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> You can get good info on Piracetam and other mental enhancers here:
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> http://imminst.org/forum/index.php?s=&act=SF&f=6
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> Good luck!Hi... thankk you for your indepth response. I will log this message and look up the links (after i'm done with college finals and major essays this month) .
yeah i'm on prozac (that's it) right now. it seems to be helping with the depression. I WISH it fixed social anxiety stuff. i daily deal with the nervous, sweaty hands stuff constantly.
i'm a bit skeptical on nutritional supplemants because of the controversy/debate surrounding them. but its ALWAYS worth look into it.
thanks again.
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