Posted by nutjob on April 2, 2006, at 15:56:06
In reply to Re: Avoidant Personality, posted by ShaunW on April 2, 2006, at 6:26:44
Shawn,
First of all, thanks for the encouraging words. And that goes for everyone else who has posted in this thread too. I'm feeling much more hopeful about the situation.
It's interesting that you were given that combination of diagnostic labels--because those are EXACTLY the labels I was just given two weeks ago after undergoing an extensive neuropsych evaluation. ADHD (w/out hyperactivity), Avoidant Personality/Social Anxiety, and Bipolar NOS (not otherwise specified).
What particular medications are you taking at this time? Is your quality of life much improved?
job
> Hello NJ, i struggled with social anxiety for 17 yrs along the way i collected various labels including BPII, panic disorder, ADD (passive), and obsessive personality. Essentially though i think everyone is "normal" it's just some of their charactoristics are extreme compared with others. I wouldn't own any label as the only use it has is to give the Doc a starting point with which to begin treating symptoms. In reallity it's all shades of grey.
> I've been happy and stable for quite some time now. Though i've had to be my own doctor in order to get here. Which i think is the case with many people. Don't give up mate, i believe 100% improvement is definately achievable.
> The Amisulpride is a good place to start at around 25 to 100mg with 50mg being the usual optimum. Then i would give Adderal another chance but not alone, i would only use it with a drug like memantine which can be effective in preventing tolerance and rebound anxiety. Another potentially very effective med,is Lamotrigine, slow titration up to 200mg to smooth out your mood without numbing the emotions like the ssris can. I think it would be very worth while reseaching these meds, it could really make a difference. Best of luck my friend, Shaun.
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