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Posted by sabre on March 15, 2006, at 16:15:03
Hello
I noticed there was discussion about D-Cycloserine a few years ago on Babble. Has anyone tried it? What do you think?http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/socialbeyond/a/dcycloserine.htm?nl=1
Thanks
Sabre
Posted by linkadge on March 15, 2006, at 18:00:06
In reply to D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by sabre on March 15, 2006, at 16:15:03
What is it a NMDA antagonist ?
Linkadge
Posted by Declan on March 15, 2006, at 19:14:04
In reply to D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by sabre on March 15, 2006, at 16:15:03
I saw a programme some time ago about PTSD and the laying down of memory and this stuff with a name like that, I think, was used to enhance, I suppose, desensitization techniques. The case cited was fear of heights.
Declan
Posted by john berk on March 15, 2006, at 22:51:26
In reply to Re: D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by Declan on March 15, 2006, at 19:14:04
there was a program on about it the other night, well, a short segment anyway, my brother said they mentioned it for social phobia, i did a search, and it said it is being tryed in ocd also, along with cbt, it supposedly has an effect on the fear center in the brain, sounds very promising..john
Posted by john berk on March 16, 2006, at 7:25:45
In reply to Re: D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by linkadge on March 15, 2006, at 18:00:06
Hi Link, i beleive it is an NMDA antagont...john
Posted by john berk on March 16, 2006, at 7:30:00
In reply to Re: D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety » linkadge, posted by john berk on March 16, 2006, at 7:25:45
Sorry, I meant to say NMDA *Antagonist*, it is still early here...john
Posted by Cairo on March 16, 2006, at 8:28:12
In reply to D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by sabre on March 15, 2006, at 16:15:03
Some interesting articles about D-Cycloserine for social phobia, alzheimers, etc.
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/23e54e.htm
http://www.update-software.com/abstracts/AB003153.htm
http://www.uku.fi/neuro/ab9511.htm
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/56/1/21
Cairo
> Hello
> I noticed there was discussion about D-Cycloserine a few years ago on Babble. Has anyone tried it? What do you think?
>
> http://panicdisorder.about.com/od/socialbeyond/a/dcycloserine.htm?nl=1
> Thanks
> Sabre
Posted by john berk on March 16, 2006, at 11:44:33
In reply to Re: D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by Cairo on March 16, 2006, at 8:28:12
Thanks for the threads Cairo, one stated d-cyloserine effected the glycine NMDA site, I wonder if anyone thinks that DMG, a supplement that also effects glycine, would have similiar effects. shot in the dark, but i'm just curious..john
Posted by sabre on March 16, 2006, at 16:04:46
In reply to Re: D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety » Cairo, posted by john berk on March 16, 2006, at 11:44:33
Thanks Cairo And John for the links and the glycine suggestion.
The current drugs just don't seem to hit the spot. I'm always curious about new approaches.
Thanks.
Sabre
Posted by SadDoggie on March 16, 2006, at 23:15:39
In reply to Re: D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by sabre on March 16, 2006, at 16:04:46
It's an antibiotic. Used to be used for tuberculosis.
Posted by Iansf on March 18, 2006, at 15:02:23
In reply to Re: D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety, posted by SadDoggie on March 16, 2006, at 23:15:39
Most the studies seem to focus on situational phobias, from fear of heights to fear of public speaking. I see little indication D-cycloserine would be useful in general social phobia. I would love for that not to be the case, but it does seem to be. I don't function well in groups of strangers, but I'm not overtly fearful - I don't sweat, I don't panic, I don't shake. I simply can't socialize - my conversational abilities disappear. I can't access simple social functions, it's as if they don't exist.
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