Posted by SLS on December 6, 2015, at 7:24:44
In reply to Ability and Pristiq for Social Anxiety, posted by Justusphung on December 6, 2015, at 4:16:48
> My doc has prescribed me 2.5mg Abilify and 50mg Pristiq for my social anxiety. I used to take 50mg amisulpride for 4 years which worked quite well for me at the first year of administration, but the effects popped off these few years.
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> the new combo treatment began 2 weeks ago; however, I still didn't notice any improvement for my anxiety. I'm going to ditch amisulpride and ask for upping the dosage of pristiq.
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> Do you think it is a wise move?I think that is the logical move. There are never any guarantees, though, so don't feel bad if it shouldn't work out. I have seen people respond to Pristiq best at 100 mg/day.
There are many alternatives. Of course, I don't know what you have tried so far. If you responded so well to one treatment for four years, I think the chances of your responding to something new are pretty good.
Phidippus (Eric) would be a better person to talk to about this than me.
I'm sure you know that Nardil is quite potent for treating social anxiety. If you haven't tried it, I would consider placing it on your list. My guess is that a combination of Nardil + Klonopin would have a good chance of working if nothing else will. Believe it or not, Emsam (transdermal selegiline) often works for social anxiety.
You might want to see how things go with the Pristiq first before being showered with alternative treatments. I will make one observation, though. Of the SSRIs, Paxil is the most effective for treating anxiety disorders.
Perhaps you can provide a list of the treatments you have tried thus far.
Good luck.
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