Posted by jedi on July 16, 2011, at 22:36:16
In reply to Re: two nardil questions, posted by Mike_H on July 16, 2011, at 20:44:21
Mike,
I really think most people and MDs underestimate how devastating social anxiety can be. I was afflicted with social anxiety and comorbid dysthymia since my teenage years. I was so socially anxious, with fear of rejection, that I never could even ask a girl out in high school. The disease changes your entire life. This was back in the 70s, and they called it being shy, I guess. I succeeded at everything I did, but that fear really limited my life choices. Following high school, came the alcohol and pot in college as an attempt to self medicate. Never was an alcoholic, but a problem, binge drinker, YES. Of course this strategy worked very well! Right. Looking back, if I could have been successfully treated for the social anxiety, at that young age; my life would have been totally different. And probably no major atypical depression.
Good luck on Nardil,
Jedi
> I do believe that my depression manifests mostly from the social anxiety. I've tried quite a few SSRIs with no luck. Benzos give me a little relief. But I need something more. I need something to work. So, I'm trying Nardil.
Jedi
Treatment resistant, atypical, double depression with social anxiety.
Nardil + clonazepam
poster:jedi
thread:991162
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20110714/msgs/991202.html