Posted by comftnumb on December 1, 2002, at 12:39:41
In reply to No response to Effexor XR/300mg for Anxiety, posted by utopizen on December 1, 2002, at 12:21:12
Hey u know, your situation sounds very similar to what mine was about 4months ago. I went up to 375mg on the Effexor, and it helped only slightly with the social anxiety. With my doc we added 300mg Wellbutrin and dropped the Effexor down to 300mg. This helped greatly with the depression I was having. But my social anxiety remained high. So a month ago we added Klonopin, and that greatly improved my social anxiety, just like you. I'm on 2mg a day, how bout u? Anyways, because the Effexor/Wellbutrin isn't working well for the SA, I'm switching to Nardil, an MAOI. It is supposed to be VERY GOOD for social anxiety. Only two problems with MAOI: some people report bad side effects, and you have to washout completely from your other antidepressants, and be on no AD for a week at least (klonopin you can keep). The way I figure though, if it helps my SA, it is sooo worth it. Cause social anxiety sucks a hell of a lot. So read a bit about Nardil. Also there is Parnate, another MAOI, could have less side effects but it doesn't have the same reputation as being good for SA. Read the posts of people here about Nardil. Do a search on google.com with terms like "Nardil social anxiety" or "MAOI social phobia". Then you can make up your mind.
Hope that helps,
comftnumb
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