Posted by zeugma on May 15, 2004, at 14:05:22
In reply to Adrafinil - Is it dangerous ?!, posted by zuzu80 on May 15, 2004, at 13:43:31
Well, generally the younger you are the more tolerant you'll be of even toxic meds :)
Why don't you try modafanil (Provigil) instead? By all accounts it is safer and more effective. I don't know that it will augment the Klonopin for social anxiety. A lot of people recommend more traditional stimulants (Adderall, Dexedrine) for pro-social augmentation of Klonopin. Ritalin seems to be almost anti-social in its effects. I find Strattera to be effective for ADD, but absolutely neutral with regard to desire to socialize. One thing I am noticing, as I am lowering the dose of nortriptyline, a sedating antidepressant, is that the desire to isolate that was one of my most distressing symptoms carried over from my earlier all-out depression, and that left me vulnerable to relapse from specific environmental triggers, is/was in part the product of having little energy, period. Social anxiety makes your brain burn huge amounts of energy in social situations even if you are on Klonopin, and that can be extermely fatiguing. Are you on other meds for depression /anxiety?
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