Posted by NYCguy on December 22, 2006, at 18:27:12
In reply to Re: Social Anxiety in the EXTREME!!! Advice Reque, posted by med_empowered on December 22, 2006, at 17:09:28
> I say...up the Klonopin, get into some sort of CBT therapy or similar program. EMSAM might help, but benzos have a better track record (and they're cheaper...)
Do you think it might be better to try a different Benzo? Klonopin really gets me depressed at a higher dose, that's why I'm reluctant to go higher.
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> social phobia may be due in part of dopamine dysfunction, so adding in Provigil or an MAOI or, if your doc will import meds and supervise you, a reversible MAOI like Manerix, might be the thing to do. Apparently, some people with SP who are stable find adding in low doses of wellbutrin or ritalin can be helpful.
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> Good luck.Thank you. SP seems so strange. For me Wellbutrin makes me more anxious... The PStims help for a time, then they start to cause anxiety.
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