Posted by gromit on February 11, 2005, at 23:10:43
In reply to Re: What's working well for social anxiety these days?, posted by Phillipa on February 11, 2005, at 16:49:09
> I still don't understand how a stimulant can help social anxiety, or any anxiety at all unless you're ADD or ADHD. Please explain. I looked it up on a "search" and it was only indicated for narcolepsy. I know drugs are used for other purposes, but does it have a paradoxical reaction? Also, when I took valium years ago it didn't dull my mind, it just relaxed me enough so that I could concentrate, and be social. Fondly, Phillipa
I don't know how it works but it does for me. I guess it's self-confidence and feeling if a spontaneous conversation starts I won't do or say something to humiliate myself. Or even worse stand there making a trout mouth while I'm trying to think what to say. Everyone is so different, when I took valium within 2 days I was in a real bad place. It was prescribed as a muscle relaxant and at the time I wasn't even depressed, just in alot of pain.
I suspect that I do have ADHD but my diagnosis is MDD + excessive daytime sleepiness.
Rick
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