Posted by SLS on October 9, 2011, at 8:51:31
In reply to Re: Lyrica - social phobia » SLS, posted by Chairman_MAO on October 9, 2011, at 8:41:45
> Yeah, I got the titration pack. I could not even make it past 10mg--and I am on clonazepam! I went an extra 3 days cutting the pills in half, but I just couldn't handle it. I felt like I was on the verge of having a panic attack throughout much of the day toward the end.
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> If I had started at 40mg, I might have ended up in the hospital or had a relapse (of substance abuse).
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> SSRIs also ruin the effectiveness of my ADD medication (Dexedrine). There is something out there for me: MAOIs. I am kicking myself for having gone off of Nardil, because had I remained on it, he probably would've just put me back on the Dexedrine with the Nardil. I don't know how to explain to him exactly how detrimental SSRIs have been, because it is a miracle that this guy is trusting me again and I want so badly to be "compliant".
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> For me, SSRIs induce "tardive akathisia" that never completely goes away. My vilazodone experience was just the worst I've ever had. I probably would have adjusted to it somewhat, but the end result with SSRIs is usually just emotional blunting and enjoying alcohol _a lot_ whereas I usually don't.
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> Given that I am just earning his trust back with regard to giving me the Dexedrine, I am scared to death to tell him that taking it made me want to "self-medicate" the dysphoria away.
Out of curiosity, have you ever tried buspirone? It is a partial agonist at the serotonin 5-HT1a receptor without being a SRI. You could add it to a MAOI if you don't want to try it right now.Well, I really can't impart anything else to you at this juncture but to wish you luck with Nardil and amphetamine.
Best wishes.
- Scott
Some see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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