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Re: How common is hypomania on MAOI's? to Jedi » natedog539

Posted by Jedi on May 2, 2007, at 20:37:58

In reply to Re: How common is hypomania on MAOI's? to Jedi, posted by natedog539 on May 2, 2007, at 18:18:50

> so Jedi, basically it still works for your social anxiety.....right?

Yes - Sorry for not being clear. The combination of Nardil + clonazepam still works for social anxiety after ten years. Some people have been taking it for twenty or thirty years. I am trying Parnate mostly because of the sweet carb cravings I get on Nardil, with the associated weight gain.

When I was in high school I was so afraid of rejection, I would not even ask a girl out. I had several speechs that I had to give in front of our student body, I was so scared I could feel my knees shaking. My palms used to sweat so much, I had to wipe them on my pant leg before I could shake someones hand. Many people thought I was stuck up, because I was smart but still didn't socialize.

In college I started drinking and smoking pot to be part of the group, any group. I don't recommend it. Before any kind of a party there was an event called a pre-function. This was so I could get drunk enough to at least talk. Might of acted like a complete idiot, but didn't really care. I was lucky to survive those years.

I sure wish I would have discovered Nardil and clonazepam thirty-five years ago. They sure work better than alcohol and pot. A lot of men try to cover up depression, because it still is not socially acceptable. IMHO lots of alcohoism, drug abuse and workaholism are men trying to escape depression.

After college I was lucky to find a job I was good at. For ten years I programmed computers and was a system analyst. This job was a good fit for someone like me who was not social. However, in my area of expertise, I was able to converse and pass on information without going into a complete panic state. I was what you call a workaholic, but I became very successful at my work. I still suffered from dysthymia and social anxiety.

After this I started my own business, which was the hardest thing I ever did. I quit a $60,000 per year job to get out on my own. I did very well until about six years later when my first major depression hit. There is a lot of heredity involved in the depression in my family. I have had two or three first cousins who have suicided. Most of the women have been diagnosed with depression at some time. And many of the men are alcoholics or drug abusers.

I think my depression was brought on by trying to do to much before the major depression hit. With my family histor, plus my dysthymia and social anxiety I knew it was just a matter of time. Have other people known it was coming? Anyway, I was running two businesses, had a new baby, and not enough hours in the day. I shut down. At this pointI found a good PDOC who got me on Nardil and saved my life. If the Parnate does not work, I have a stash of Nardil to get me back on level ground again.

Sorry for rambling on, maybe the Parnate is starting to work.
Be Well,
Jedi


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