Posted by TheOutsider on September 5, 2004, at 12:56:59
In reply to Re: ? for those with SP--------anyone?, posted by King Vultan on September 5, 2004, at 12:09:14
> > dont think this is the right board for this post, but i dont know where else to post it..
> > I have read that those with social phobia, or other phobia's for that matter didnt just get it out of the blue..What I read was that it came from untreated panic disorder..So, I am wondering if once you have the phobia, can it be reversed ever?? (like maybe if the panic disorder is treated)??
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> > That's an excellent question. What I do know is that social phobia generally starts early, often before the age of ten, and is often accompanied by panic attacks. But medications that are effective in panic disorder (desipramine, nortriptyline for example) are ineffective for SP, implying a different underlying pathology.
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> Actually, both nortriptyline and desipramine were relatively effective for my social phobia, probably reducing the incidence and symptoms by 80%. In response to the original poster, my opinion is that SP absolutely can be reversed, either through therapy or drug treatment, or some combination thereof.
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> ToddI have to say that my Social anxiety/phobia was not proceeded by panic disorder, or general anxiety.
Nor did it develop at age ten or anywere around that time, it really started when I was seventeen.I'm really interested in Todds assertion that desipramine and nortryptaline can be effective for social anxiety. I always thought that they were quite ineffective.
My social anxiety doesn't seem to benefit from serotonin drugs, I've triad clomipramine, celexa and prozac without having good results, they just seem to make me tired.
Curiesly I got some relief from Adrafinal which effects noradrenaline.
Also from dexedrine.
I also possibly have ADHD, maybe I have a noradrenaline/dopamine disfunction rather than serotonin.Feel a bit hopless about it at the moment because doctors here (UK) are so bad! Also desipramine is not available.....:(
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