Posted by Quintal on November 26, 2006, at 8:20:13
In reply to Re: Niacinamide (sustained release) for social anx, posted by nolvas on November 26, 2006, at 3:18:52
Thanks for the input nolvas, it was very helpful. You've given me plenty of food for thought.
Unfortunately CBT is a no no for me as they rejected me at interview stage for being too unstable and put me back on meds. I'd been waiting for about 18 months for that appointment, and that's no exaggeration. I find I know what I need to do fairly well and I do go out and do it so long as I'm feeling reasonably well to begin with. I find entering a social situation screws the results of CBT because people can tell I'm nervous and wonder why. It affects the outcome. I suppose this might not be such a problem when you're using CBT methods to overcome agoraphobia or fear of heights etc. That's why I'm looking for something to take the edge off my tension, or make me feel more sociable.
I've never tried Taurine and will look into it. I have some L-tyrosine and L-carnitine coming my way, are these also any good for anxiety/depression/fatigue? I think I would do much better with a dopamine boost since I responded very well to low dose Solian.
I also have some GABA, but it seems like another sugar pill to me - isn't there a problem with it crossing the blood-brain barrier? Have you tried any of the GABAergic nootropics like picamilon or phenibut, are they any better?
Q
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