Posted by Optimist on January 17, 2005, at 9:24:55
In reply to Re: Which neurostransmitters affect social phobia?, posted by King Vultan on January 17, 2005, at 7:59:40
> Right, Nardil and the benzos also work on GABA, which is obviously another neurotransmitter that is involved with anxiety. This could have been one of the reasons I felt so sociable on Nardil. I find the dopaminergic effects of Parnate more useful in my particular situation but suspect many people might have more luck with Nardil, given how heavily benzos are used by members of this group (alcohol also has a detrimental effect on my own social phobia, the opposite of what most people's experience seems to be).
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> ToddI find alcohol also makes my social anxiety worse. I'm thinking it may be driving down my blood sugar causing hypoglycemia. Interestingly when I was taking Prozac when I drank I didn't feel anxious at all. Prozac seemed to greatly help my hypoglycemia. I could tolerate a lot of other foods that I couldn't usually handle as well when on it.
Brian
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