Posted by Rick on August 5, 1999, at 3:33:26
In reply to Selegiline is great!, posted by Brandon on July 19, 1999, at 20:55:14
First off, a disclaimer: I've only done a cursory
browsing of the Selegeline posts.As I mentioned in another thread, my pdoc
(surprisingly) gave me Selegeline for Social
Anxiety, after Nardil quickly pooped out but
created troublesome, long-lasting side effects.
The Selegeline was a total bust after four weeks
(at 15mg). No reduction whatsoever in my Social
Phobia (BTW, I am not clinically depressed).There WERE some pleasant (!) side effects, such as
increased libido and intensified sexual sensations
(nice!), as well as some needed (mild) lowering of
my blood pressure. No bad side effects.But since there was zilch improvement in the
Social Anxiety, I went off the Selegeline (Cold
Turkey's O.K. at 15 mg), and insisted he let me
try Klonopin (currently 2mg/day). Fairly
promising results after about a week. But then I
suggested (to my rather perplexed pdoc) that I add
back some low-dose Selegeline for mildly
hypotensive effects and possible sexual/cognitive
effects...and WOW! I don't know if this will
last, but the Social Phobia is virtually gone; my
confidence and concentration are currently through
the roof (despite minimal sleep of late, owing to
ultra-busy-ness, NOT insomnia or mania), libido
sky-high, and BP down (though not quite
enough...may move from 5mg. to 10mg. of
Selegeline...still low enough to avoid the MAOI
food restrictions...OR add pindolol...but I'm
afraid to mess with such success!) Of course,
Selegeline's fabled life-extension and
brain-protection qualities don't hurt either. I
probably shouldn't have written this; I'm rarely
superstitious, but for some reason I'm afraid I'll
jinx the wonderfully effective combination I
concocted!Maybe Selegeline works best for augmenting other
meds in mental problems, just as it serves as a
levodopa (sp?) potentiator for Parkinson's. Just
a thought. (As always, YMMV) Of course, your
doctor would have to carefully assess any possible
adverse reactions/dangerous combinations.In any event, I'm excited about the
Klonopin/Selegeline combo. Has anyone else used
this for Social Anxiety, or have I discovered a
"magic combo"?
poster:Rick
thread:5905
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/19991001/msgs/9618.html