Posted by Philidor on September 7, 2004, at 16:46:13
In reply to Social Anxiety help pleeeeaase!, posted by Jasmine on September 4, 2004, at 13:08:20
OK, my dear. Here's something you might try. I have SP myself PLUS ADHD.
I was taking until last week dexedrine plus klonopin(2mg, twice daily).
Twopoints here. The Klonopin helped a lot with the SP; enables me to do things I could never do, like smile back at an attractive woman who smiles at me, instead of looking down as I used
to. (Oh, the nights I've wasted!)But it's not enough. Once the fear is controled by the Klonopin, you gotta make yourself get out there and start TESTING it:socializing as the new, less bashful, more smiling Jasmine, in situations where you couldn't.
That's the only way you'll really know the stuff is working, because you don't usually feel any kind of effects from clonazepam, as you would with, say, 3 belts of Jack Daniels.
Some people find that Dexedrine plus Klonopin is super-duper as an SP cocktail, the one lowers your fear, and the other gives you that extra boost to your confidence to go out and mingle. Here's one guys review from another board:
http://www.remedyfind.com/review_long.asp?id=5052&review_id=9939
Some say dexedrine, has more of a socializing effect than Ritalin, which is more ("focusing".)
Of course, everybody's different. So I'd say:1)Ask your doc to switch you from Ritalin to Dexedrine and
2) "Test" your Klonopin in your most feared social setting to make sure you're taking an adequate dose.Best of luck,
Philps I had to quit the dex because it fizzled out.
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