Posted by Michael Bell on June 23, 2006, at 3:01:11
First off, I've been off of Nardil for close to two months. Still no full return of SP.
However, it had seemed like it was starting to come back after about 4 weeks, along with some mood instability, since I had quit cold turkey.
Anyway, on to the thread topic. about 2 weeks ago i started taking d-cycloserine. it seems to have eliminated my SP. but more importantly than that are the two following things: 1) i don't feel drugged like i have on every other med i've tried and 2) it has done something that no other med has done, not even nardil and klonopin: that is substantially reduce my ruminating thoughts.
D-Cycloserine is an antiobiotic for tuberculosis. It is an NMDA glycine-receptor agonist that has been proven to aid in extinction of fear when combined with exposure therapy.
However, and I really think this is a big deal: when you have SP, every day is in essence exposure therapy. This is why i think the effects have been so good so far, and why it may be even better for SP than for any other type of phobia.
I hope this is not a placebo effect
poster:Michael Bell
thread:660474
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