Posted by med_empowered on August 12, 2007, at 16:47:29
In reply to Re: severe social phobia help desired, posted by steel on August 12, 2007, at 9:19:06
if your social phobia is rooted in a deep-seated fear of something/someone, or some sort of urge to withdraw, it may not respond too well to drugs until you address other factors.
Its odd that you didn't respond to benzos. How high did you push the dose? Generally speaking, if you're still anxious on a benzo, you just need a higher dose, unless there's something else going on with you, like depression or some sort of psychosis.
Have you tried opiates? Or an anticonvulsant, like oxcarbazepine? Or a stimulant? Weirdly enough, some socially phobic people do well with an upper (like modafinil, amphetamine, methylphenidate, etc.) plus a downer (clonazepam, diazepam, etc.). Even using bupropion plus a benzo-type tranquilizer can be a really good combo, or Parnate plus a benzo.Anyway, do keep trying.
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