Posted by utopizen on August 24, 2002, at 22:04:01
I'm pretty much treatment resistant, GAD.
I use to think I wasn't GAD, because I was "only" anxious in social situtations. Turns out from reading a medical doc that GAD just means my anxiety is existing in more than two parameters- for example, public speaking, talking to new people, "mating" (as psychiatrists romantically say).
Ok, so my social anxiety/social phobia/GAD/whatever you want to call it has seen and fought off Celexa, Paxil, beta blockers, and even made me too chill to talk on Klonopin.
And Wellbutrin was causing me such dry throat I was consistently waking up at 3 in the morning with a painful dryness feeling.Neurontin works, but with too much cognitive disturbance/brain fog. It works if other people were to rate how I spoke to them with ease, and I've (gasp) even introduced myself to a celebrity on it. But it requires 1600mg (high dose) and takes 3 hrs. to kick in, and impairs my concentration too much to bother using in school.
So I want to go on something serious, 3rd line. I want an MAOI, I think. I've heard the trend in resistant anxiety patients is to use new antipsychotics. That freaks me out, but let me know your experience with it if you've gotten it for that purpose.
I'm vegan, thank god, so cheese isn't a problem. And I hate alcohol, so I should be able to avoid it even in my very alcohol-centric campus....
but I really want to know, what do socially anxious people taking MAOIs feel on one?
Can you "mate" at ease?Why is Parnate and Nardil carrying different supporters, while only Nardil is ever considered the "gold standard"? I have ADD, and a claim on the 'net I heard was that Parnate is activating- which is attracting to an ADDer, since activiating drugs tend to also help us focus.
And what are those weird drugs no one ever lists as a good drug for anxiety because it's only for "treatment resistant" patients? I've got all the markings of a soon-to-be early onset alcoholic if I don't race myself into treatment soon! =)
thanks for your help, fellow treatment resistment patients!
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