Posted by francesco on September 15, 2003, at 2:49:59
In reply to Re: Update time :-) (Redirect Dr. Bob? Meds!) » francesco, posted by DSCH on September 14, 2003, at 19:12:49
I'll try to explain the "Social Phobia" thing the best I can. Anafranil makes me too assertive and oppositive ... I tend to disagree with people whatever they say and to defend my positions in a very rude manner ... I tend to adfirm rather than asking ... I tend to be sarchastic and offensive ... Yesterday afternoon for example I played a very bad joke about the death of a granmother's friend ... I found it funny but nobody had the same 'experience' ... That's the reason why I tend to develop SP syntoms and to alleviate them using alcohol and benzos ... When I'm on Anafranil I sometimes speak like a cocain abuser ... For ex. some month ago I went to Parma to talk to my tutor (PHD). He's a very rude person and I'm usally 'afraid' of him ... But I had taken some Anafranil the days before ... I shouted to him than I was not going to go to Parma anymore and I talked for something like 20 minutes without caring for any feedback ... I didn't say anything I didn't think and he problably deserved it but ... you know ... it's not the kind of things that people like in a person (me included) ... the same happened with my ex-girfriend some time ago ... I said very very unpleasant things to her after an Anafranil trial without allowing her to talk or being able to stop myself even if I was clearly exaggerating ... if I quit the med for some days I can see what has happened but during the time I'm on it I feel I'M RIGHT. I don't know if my reaction to this med can mean that I'm bi-polar or if it's dued to an excess of serotonin (!) ... but I know for sure I can't take Anafranil for long periods of time and caring for people at the same time ... I don't know if the psychiatrist will understand this point or if something like stimulants can help better ... But I feel like I have the duty to try ... Yesterday, incidentally I was very rude (via mail) with the psychiatrist too ! (it's lithium time ;-)
Stay well and let me know what you think about it : )
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