Posted by Else on July 20, 2001, at 18:43:04
In reply to Re: Dopamine function in Social Phobia Else, posted by jojo on July 20, 2001, at 18:22:43
Thanks, but, I didn't even think Desoxyn was still legal (not that you can't get methamphetamine on every street corner anyway, though). Pot wont do for me, gives me panic attacks, very aversive. Celexa probably sucks since it's an SSRI or close enough anyway. Actually, I take both Klonopin and Neurontin but they turn my brain to mush. Wellbutrin is good at reversing that but it makes me twitch. Anyway, I was just wondering. I am looking for THE PERFECT DRUG or a combination of adequate ones. Maybe someday.
> > I have been reading some vague observations about poor dopaminergic function in SP and a corelation between introversion and low dopamine levels but I can't find anything to really sink my teeth into. Would this mean stimulants would be helpful for SP (sorry if I'm a hundred years late on this, maybe I am).
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> Yes, Else, I'm afraid you are a hundred years late on this one. You seem to think that we're dealing with a science here. For every antidepressant listed in the PDR, you will see "'The mode of action of xxx is not well understood'. You can drop that "well". They don't even bother writing it down for herbs. We're not just talking dopamine or seratonin receptors here, we're talking D1, D2, D3, Dn, and S1, S2, Sn. The same for noradrenaline and the fifty other neurotransmitters that we know of, plus the hundred others that we don't know about. Ditto for which part of the brain we're talking about.. The name of The game is: If You Can Get It, And It Works, And The Good Effects Exceed the Bad Ones, Take It.
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> What's good for Social Phobia? Some people use alcohol. Others use marijuana. Many use stimulants such as Ritalin, Adderall, Dexedrine, Desoxyn. Some use Valium, while others use Valium plus alcohol, and possibly toss in some marijuana. Celexa works for some people.
> Others use Celexa plus Wellbutrin. Others swear, (at least for that evening) on Serzone and Neurontin, possibly with a little Desoxyn on the side. Opiates and their antagonists help many people. A lot of people just act the way they think they're supposed to act, and get by on that. You pay your money, or your insurance plan's money, and you take your chance. With a lot of homework and a good (open minded) physician, and some luck, the good days come to outnumber the bad ones. Here's to You, Kid!
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