Posted by Rick on August 28, 2001, at 20:09:28
In reply to Re: Most Effective Med For Social Phobia » Rick, posted by Mitch on August 28, 2001, at 7:16:32
>Perhaps befloxatone would be okeedokee.
Well, by now you've seen my post about the decision to pull the plug on befloxatone.
> Thanks for the info. I also asked my doc about selegiline and got another NO.
If it was to be used as a primarily agent for any kind of anxiety disorder or anxious depression -- rather than as low-dose augmentor in a safe combo such as with a benzo or BuSpar -- selegiline is probably the LAST thing you should try. Believe me, it ain't no Nardil!
I'm assuming that you're being treated for depression, too. If so, have you tried the lower-side-effects and no-food-restrictions reversible MAOI moclobemide? (If you're in the U.S., you can order it, with your Doctor's prescription, from Canada.) Its success rate isn't nearly as high as Nardil's, but you just never know...it's been great for some people for both Social Phobia and depression. How about Neurontin? It also works for some. (Didn't work for me, and at very high doses caused some sexual dysfunction.)
If you're not depressed, have you tried Klonopin? (Daily, not as-needed.) It's generally the most effective SP med there is, with the highest treatment-effect yet seen in placebo-controlled SP studies. And this is one case where study results actually seem to be mirrored in personal reports. For most people it has none-to-mild side effects after the initial week or two, especially if the dosage is kept reasonably low. In my case it beat a whole series of AD's hands-down with respect to both the SP treatment and lack of side effects (except for a few unexpected GOOD ones and some POSSIBLE memory implications.)
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