Posted by Medline on November 4, 2008, at 3:13:06
I am 24 and had strong social phobia since I can remember, got suicidal depression at age of 14 but received treatment just when I was 18. I did recover a little bit from depression but began to selfmedicate my social-phobia with GHB (not the best idea). Got addicted to GHB and went through severe withdrawal needing treatment in an psychiatric ICU. Since then I have never touched GHB again, but started to drink (not daily, but when I drank then heavily). I am in psychiatric treatment since age of 20 (had several hospitalizations) and tried nearly every antidepressant imaginable (SSRIs/SNRIs/TCAs/Bupropion and also other psychotropic medication (Pregabaline/Topiramate/Olanzapine...) which never helped me. I have my (symptomatic) drinking better under control now but haven't been able to completely abstain from alcohol for long periods of time :-(. I still have what I would call atypical depression (overeating, oversleeping, rejection sensitivity), avoidant personality disorder and strong social phobia. I still live with my parents, I have NO social life at all, sitting at my Computer playing poker all time. I have read many stories about people who's live got changed by either Nardil or Parnate. Are these drugs really so different from SSRIs/SNRIs and other ADs? I could have Parnate from my Pdoc (It's called Jatrosom in my country 20mg tablets). I have very high hopes for this med and want to try it (in combination with Clonazepam). I'm scared by the diet restrictions. Would you try it if you were in my situation, are MAOIs really so special?
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