Posted by jparsell82 on October 6, 2009, at 21:37:05
In reply to Re: SOCIAL ANXIETY / OCD/ ADHD CURE --100% » streetsk8er794, posted by Henry Miller on October 1, 2009, at 16:11:18
Hey Henry,
I suffer from much the same issues as you, Social Phobia, ADD, OCD, occasional depression.
I'm taking Wellbutrin currently and just started Memantine at 5mg/day. When I visit my pdoc next I'm going to get on a stimulant and possibly give Intuniv(extended-release guanfacine) a try with it.
I too am trying to avoid Klonopin because it dulls my memory and makes me depressed. Also, I'm thinking about adding a low dose SSRI to help with some of the over focus... maybe Prozac 20mg 2 or 3 times a week. Or should I stick with Zoloft or Lexapro? I was kinda interested in the 5ht2 antagonism of Prozac though it seems to be the least effective for Social Phobia??
Some questions for you...
Why did you stop the Wellbutrin and Zoloft... not as effective? Are you taking the lamictal for OCD?
I'm only on day 3 of Memantine 5mg/day and I find it to really dull my memory. I hear this goes away after a week or so but does it go away completely? Did you experience this? I don't know if I could handle 20mg/day.
Also, do you have any thoughts on Guanfacine(Intuniv,Tenex)? I'm hoping to get a calming effect on my irritability/distractibility from it without it being too sedating... maybe wellbutrin + stim would counteract that.
Please respond... sorry for the long dragged out post... the combination of quitting smoking recently and this Memantine is giving me addtional cognitive issues.
thanks
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