Posted by MARTY on April 14, 2006, at 8:51:16
In reply to Social anxiety with no energy or motivation, posted by tgo on April 13, 2006, at 15:15:44
The two best meds for Social phobia, as far as I'm concerned after 27 years of being social phobic myself, are Klonopin (far beyond Xanax), Nardil as the best AD MAOI and Paxil as the best AD SSRI (easier to take than Nardil).Keep in mind those facts:
Nardil as a restrictive Diet that is scary at the BEGINING. Can cause sexual disfonctions and make you gain weight. Some people loose the activation/energy effect of Nardil after a time.
Paxil can cause lethargy, unmotivation and sexual side effects. Paxil is known to be the hardest of all SSRI to withdraw from; so hard that their are some class action against GSK, maker of Paxil.
Klonopin cas cause lethargy, unmotivation AND DEPRESSION AFTER A WHILE. Klonopin is hard to withdraw from after a couple of years (some people after month) that's why many Pdoc are reluctant to prescribe it.
Here's a little but very instructive web site about which meds are the most effective in Social phobia. http://www.socialfear.com/
Marty
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