Posted by lawrence s. on June 5, 2001, at 0:28:30
In reply to Re: social phobia - nardil, pagoclone, pregabalin, posted by Bigdave on June 1, 2001, at 9:34:45
> > Hi, I live in the UK and suffer from social phobia. I have found difficulty obtaining answers to my questions and if anybody out there can help I would be very grateful.
> > > How long does nardil take to work for social phobia? I have been on it eight weeks now and have still found no relief from my symptoms.
> > > Does anybody know when pregabalin or pagoclone will become available in the UK? (My psychiatrist, GP and mental health nurse have never even heard of them). Has anyone got any info on their efficacy with social anxiety?
> > > Has any body got any info on the efficacy of other meds/drugs? Of particular interest to me are adrafinil, deprenyl, GHB, Gamalate B6 and Picamilone - a UK Psychiatrist would never prescribe these meds, or any that is not widely used for depression or anxiety but all traditional antidepressants have not helped me. These drugs however, can be purchased on the net. The first two interest me as my problems seem to stem from my inability to think properly or concentrate when I am spoken to and thus have no reasonable response for people, maybe a bit of cognitive stimulation is what I need. The latter three I see as possible alternatives to benzo's ( my docs won't prescribe benzo's either)
> > Sorry about the essay but please, please, please, any response would be much appreciated.> Hi, I live in the U.S. I have been on Nardil quite a bit. To answer your qestion on how long it takes to respond to Nardil. It took about 3-5 months. Then WOW!!! It worked like a miricale! My SP was so bad that I couldn't even be around a child without feeling extremely uncomfortable. I come from a family which is reserved, quiet, submissive, and I changed into a "social butterfly" I did also take some Klonopin with it which helped a lot too. Nardil is such a profound social lubricant. Without the drugged feeling that you get from Klonopin SSRIs and TCAs. I often wondered if I was hypomanic while on it. My doc didn't seem to think so. The only drawback is not being able to remember dreams, and change in sexual performance. usually for the worst. But it can greatly prolong ejaculation. Which my girlfriend seemed to like.
A doctor once told me that Nardil is a curative med. in that it affects gabba reuptake that seems to have a lasting effect on anxiety. Any comments on that? LARRY.
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> Hi Matty, I live in the UK too, and I've orderd both Adrafinil and GHB over the net for social anxiety.. The Adrafinil didnt seem to have any anti-anxiety benefits, but did lift mood/depression and improve concentration and remove negative thinking patterns. GHB is rather like alcohol in terms of affects, I felt much less disinhibited and did help a lot with anxiety, and made me more socialable. The only problem was the cost of it, and also the risk of overdosing.
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> Dave
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