Posted by Michael Bell on May 9, 2009, at 22:00:01
In reply to Re: Best meds for social anxiety (plus depression)? » Michael Bell, posted by whitmore on May 9, 2009, at 17:10:07
I used to have both types: the extreme physiological social anxiety, where I would go into a near panic when anticipating a social event, and also the paranoid type.
a) best med for physiological social anxiety - nardil and klonopin. Somewhere along the line that extremely debilitating social anxiety was diffused. I suspect that it was from the nardil and possibly also a short stint on d-cycloserine. however, none of these meds were good for social paranoia.
b) great combo for social paranoia - low dose risperdal plus lexapro. The two augment each other quite nicely.
For the paranoia, I also very strongly recommend acceptance-commitment therapy in combination with the meds. It is a great adjunct.
P.S. Bear in mind the paranoia I had was strictly social in nature - was not paranoid about anything else.
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