Posted by Lisa2712 on April 21, 2010, at 19:42:00
Hi,
I have social anxiety and agoraphobia and I'm on Lexapro 15 mg ( I couldn't tolerate 20 mg) and Clonazepam .25 mg twice daily and more taken if needed ( I couldn't tolerate .5 mg twice a day). I still have a lot of anxiety and problems and I don't go out of the house unless I have to because I get very uncomfortable when I'm in public. I've tried many medications (all the SSRI's, Effexor, Wellbutrin, Tegretol- made me feel sick, Lamictal- too stimulating for me, Trileptal, Depakote- made me gain a lot of weight and very tired, Abilify- made my heart race and gave me restlessness), and I just saw a psydoc who made it sound like she didn't know what else to give me.
I also have a lot of social problems, like I've never been able to make friends or maintain them (since elementary school).I had one friend when I was 11, and since then I haven't been able to make any friends and I've never had a boyfriend (I'm almost 27). I think that my lack of any kind of friends or social support and connection growing up has a lot to do with my mental problems and the rut I'm in now.My question is- are there other medicines out there that can help someone like me with my anxiety problems , other than the ones I've already tried?
Thanks
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