Posted by Rick on June 11, 2000, at 18:25:40
In reply to Re: SOCIAL PHOBIA COCKTAIL -- WOW!!! : Survey Says..., posted by Andre Allard on June 11, 2000, at 5:21:40
(I'm having a problem where only a part of my post makes it through, so if this one gets cutoff, I'll put the rest in a second post.)
Andre -
Thanks for the reply. Boy, can I relate to your situation. I'm so glad to hear the Effexor has really helped you!!
Before adding Celexa to my Klonopin, and then again later when I ended up swapping the Celexa out for Serzone, I had been searching high and low on the net for personal experiences with Effexor treatment of Social Phobia. That was about four months ago the first time, and two months ago the last time. Effexor was near the top of my try-next list, but there were virtually no testimonials to be found. Where were you??!!!
All's well that ends well, however, as you can tell from my delight with my current cocktail of Klonopin, Serzone, and Provigil. Actually, I've been 60-70% improved since starting Klonopin almost a year ago. It started working very quickly, with negilgible adverse effects at reasonable doses, and it hasn't shown any poop-out at all. It's the absolute mainstay of my treatment (glad there aren't scads of benzo-phobics on this site as I write those words!).
But before hitting on this combo, I was experimenting with many other meds
to try to get to the cusp of 100% improvement (and this included some antidepressant trials BEFORE I started taking Klonopin).As to your question, Provigil is definitely NOT typically viewed as an anti-anxiety drug. It is pretty new in this country, and its official indication is for narcolepsy (basically uncontrollable constant napping during the day). But it is a completely different kind of stimulant than amphetamines/Ritalin, and doesn't tend to cause side effects like anxiety, "crashing", high blood pressure, possible addiction, and other problems that traditional stimulants can cause. And when Provigil does cause side effects, they tend to go away quickly.
Despite its sole official indication for narcolepsy I have read that 40% of its use in the U.S
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