Posted by Ame Sans Vie on September 4, 2003, at 17:50:12
In reply to Are the MAOIs the big-guns or what? Avoidant pers., posted by Nolan on September 4, 2003, at 13:39:53
Nardil or Parnate may be helpful, though I've tried Nardil and it had no effect whatsoever on me -- my primarily problems are social anxiety, depression, panic, agoraphobia, avoidant personality, obsessive-compulsive personality, and ADD. What you said about long-term memory loss with Klonopin? That shouldn't even be considered an issue. The majority of people taking Klonopin will have no difficulties at all with memory; a few may have some very minor problems with short-term memory, but usually nothing to get overly concerned about. There is even one study that suggests Klonopin may help to prevent dementia/Alzheimer's! I've been taking a very high dosage of Klonopin for years, and I find I can think *more* clearly while taking it because of the lack of anxiety which would normally preoccupy my mind.
A very great combination for a lot of people on this board with social phobia, it seems, is a benzodiazepine (almost always Klonopin, occasionally Xanax or Ativan) in combination with an amphetamine (Adderall, Dexedrine, DextroStat, Desoxyn). The former rids you of any anxiety you may have, and the latter is pro-social -- i.e. it gives you motivation to seek out and talk to people, go to parties, make friends, etc.
FWIW, Ultram, Klonopin, and DextroStat work beautifully for me, and my SP is extremely severe.
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