Posted by steveb on September 30, 2004, at 6:07:35
In reply to Tianeptine and other stuff - ALL SHOULD READ, posted by Michael Bell on September 13, 2004, at 18:30:44
Michael,
From a fellow sufferer of SP, great post! Some comments:
1) Klonopin: yes, very effective against anxiety, but not pro-social at all. As you pointed out, extended use does enhance feelings of dysthimia/anhedonia, so one feels little desire (need?) to reach-out to other people. Dosing is also very, very tricky. I can't take more than 0.5mg without feeling like a veg!
2) Serotonin: I think you may be right here! All the SSRI's i've tried have only made me more uptight in social settings and added to the brain-fuzz. So maybe high serotonin levels do play a role in SP. I'd tried mono-therapy Stablon use 2 years ago (12.5mg twice/day, from memory) and didn't feel either better or worse. But I've still got a small stock left, so I'll try it out with the klonopin and see if the combo works better than either drug alone.
3) Opiates: you know my position on these. I've tried just about every legal and illegal opiates/opioids and found most of them very effective for SP. But the road to addiction is a very slippery one, and from experience, I'd rather live with SP than with an opiate habit.
Again, great post. Now, where did I put those Stablon pills anyway....
All the best
Steve
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