Posted by MARTY on April 13, 2006, at 19:46:59
In reply to Social anxiety with no energy or motivation, posted by tgo on April 13, 2006, at 15:15:44
Hi Tgo --I have exactly the same symptoms as you: Social phobia, lack of energy/motivation and tiredness.
It has took me 10 years to finally find what fit best those symptoms: They are called MAOI's.
MAOI's is an old familly of antidepressants that would certainly help you. One of them is called NARDIL (Phenelzine sulfate) and is considered to be the all time best med for social phobia (very near is Klonopin/Clonazepam).
One thing that makes Nardil unique is that he doesn't make you sleepy and unmotivated like med that usually treat anxiety. In fact Nardil GIVES you energy and motivation!
Since I'm not an expert and there is a lot to say about MAOI's, I urge you to start a new thread with "Help: What are MAOIs ??" as subject. Many people on this forum are very knowledgeable in those kind of meds.
The details you would want to seeks are; personnal experiences, MAOIs diet restriction and how to 'sold' the MAOI idea to your Pdoc.
Good luck
Since MAOIs could change your life forever, I'm very happy to be the one to introduce them to you ;)Marty
> Hi. I have social anxiety and hardly any energy or motivation and tiredness. Does anyone know of a good med combo for this condition? I take Klonopin as needed and prozac 20 mg, but that doesn't help the lack of energy and tiredness. Anyone else have these conditions and found something that works?
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