Posted by Ame Sans Vie on July 31, 2003, at 16:11:48
In reply to Re: stim. for social phobia, posted by matthhhh on July 31, 2003, at 15:24:37
> Ok, for those of your who are taking stimulant medications are u taking them for add or for social phobia or both?
I just recently stopped taking Desoxyn, which I was taking for ADHD, though it also helped my social phobia. Looking for a substitute now.
> Also I looovvvee ephedrine, but i dont take it a lot because i know it is bad for you. Do these stim drugs give the same effects of ephedrine?
Ritalin is the most ephedrine-like of the prescription stimulants. The others are much more mental in their actions.
> Again im kind of confused because im sure i have ocd and social phobia but my symptoms are completely gone when i take ephedrine. Why then are stim drugs only prescribed for ADD if they have beneficial effects for ocd and social phobia? I dont think doctors know what their taking about!
Well, short answer--they *don't* know what they're talking about. Psychiatry, as we know it today, is a field that's only about 50 years old. They're learning new things all the time.
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