Posted by simon79 on May 8, 2008, at 3:50:43
In reply to Nardil- The best AD ever......., posted by ace on May 5, 2008, at 23:36:34
Dear Ace
1>> I myself have suffered from social anxiety (currently severe) and depression (currently moderate) for 14 years.
>When you say "severe" are you home-bound? What sort of symptoms do you get?
Home bound. Unemployed on sickness benefit. No social life since I stopped being an alcoholic. Symptoms: anxiety attacks ranging from mild-severe (half my shirt drenched in sweat, sweat pouring off my forehead, blushing, violently shaking, shaky voice, my memory and ability to use my brain turns to jelly) , blushing, sweating, shaking, shaky voice, feels like knives inside my stomach, intense anticipatory anxiety etc..
2>I really feel your MD has not got the correct information on MAOI's. Is he/she a younger doctor?
I think he is in his 30s
3>Look at the psycho Babble history of Nardil responders and this will help!!! Their used to actually be some Nardil group ages ago, where these people who were in love with Nardil used to just post!
I have spent days going through nardil forums on phsycho babble and other websites :)
4>Be polite to him. I can dig out some old studies that you can refer him too if you want??
Please, that would be invaluable if you could. I meet with him in a couple of days, and without any solid evidence I think the compromise will be go to 45mg for 6 weeks. Im sitting at home with depression and anxiety popping out my eye balls since coming off the effexor which help a tiny bit, I need to get better in 3-4 months.. not a whole year or the depression is going to kill me  some rock hard evidence to show him would mean more to mean than anything in the world right now Ill even pay u if u can get it hah! :)Im really really suffering and the last thing I need is a doctor who is stingy about the meds Thanks for your help, it means more to mean that I could put in to words, people like you are invaluable and the advice you are willing to share helps the suffering of many, of whom I am one.
Best wishes
Simon
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