Posted by Annie on May 3, 2000, at 22:48:40
In reply to Re: Effexor XR Soc. Anx.-REST of post, posted by Rick on May 3, 2000, at 18:54:55
> Rick, now I see the rest of the first message. What were your symptoms with Social Anxiety? Have you used EDMR or EMDR(can't remember the correct sp?) with your Dr. for treatment? I just did the other day, and it was a really interesting experience, supposed to be a great help for Social Anxiety.
OK, I have NO idea why the bottom portion of my post disappeared, but let's try again. I'll start with the Klonopin info:
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> While I've dabbled with some other meds, Klonopin is absolutely the mainstay of my treatment. It does so much for me. In placebo-controlled studies, it showed a higher response rate (over 75%) than any other medication has to-date. The tricky part is finding just the right dosage for you -- not too high (can cause anti-productive sedation) and not too low. For me 1.5-2.0 mg/day does the trick. And it begins to work very quickly. The first few weeks or two Klonopin made me drowsy, but then my body adjusted. It has no adverse effects for me -- just some unanticipated GOOD ones (e.g., caused my chronic facial pain to disappear). That's not to say no one has adverse effects...again, everyone's body chemistry is different. Klonopin is a benzo (type of tranquilizer), and many doctors and patients are "benzophobic" and worried about withdrawal or even addiction problems if benzos are to be used for longer than a few weeks. Studies have found that such problems are the exception to the rule, and that for most people benzos are very safe and non-addictive.
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> Finally, while I don't know much about it, I have heard of an operation (is it clled ETS?) that is specifically directed at decreasing blushing.
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> Hope some of this helps.
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> Good Luck,
> Rick
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