Posted by vlvtelvis on April 15, 2001, at 1:24:03
In reply to Wellbutrin ????? for daytime anxiety/social also, posted by jacquie on April 14, 2001, at 21:08:01
Aside from benzodiazapines and booze, Paxil and Celexa have been the only meds to touch my SP.
It's my understanding that the irreversable MAO-I's are qutie effective for SP, but you can't take anything else with them. Unfortunatly, Mannerix hasn't been shown to be effective for SP. The individuals on a SP forum i was on a while back seemed to be having the most luck with Parnate and Nardil. I personaly treasure cheese more than I do most people, so giving it up in order to be comfortable around people wouldn't be worth it for me. Behold the power of cheese.
If blushing and shaking is a problem, beta-blockers can help. The only one I tried (tenormin, i think) gave me wierd mood swings.
I seem to remember Wellbutrin loosing its "kick" somewhat right as it really started to become effective, ironicly enough. It also became easier to sleep on.
As far as SSRI's go, they didn't really let me fuction in society without wanting to go hide until I hit pretty large doses. I was at 40mgs of Paxil with good results for a couple of years. I'm now on 30mgs of Celexa and doing ok with it as well.
SSRI's are probobly your best shot. How high did you go on doses before?
You might wanna check out alt.support.social-phobia on usenet. It was a fairly decent forum when I was there a couple of years ago, and I managed to learn quite a bit.
Good luck.
> I previously posted regarding the Zoloft which I
> struggled to take and ended up not taking. I like
> Wellbutrin 150mg daily, due to increase by another
> 100 next week. I take it at 5:30 am right now and still
> get early morning awakening at around 4:30. That's okay.
> Assuming it doesn't get worse when I increase dose by
> 100mg and end up arising at 2am. Doc has suggested Paxil
> versus upping Wellbutrin (tried Paxil, tried Celexa
> tried Zoloft...all past tense) Is there anyhting other
> than an SSRI that can be used with Wellburin to lessen
> my social anxiety and general anxiety during the daytime?
> I take Klonopin at night for sleep, prefer to leave that
> for the p.m., SSRIs are not doing for me. He does not
> like Serzone ...hisleast favorite. And I figured I
> needed to do a little more research before I approach
> the subject on the return call. There must be something
> that eases the social aspect and the struggle I have
> to make decisions. This is where the anxiety really sets
> in. Those 2 areas. Any advice is graciously appreciated
> and accepted. I also feel like the 150 mg Wellbutrin has
> been losing its effectiveness. I have been on it for
> 2 weeks now. Just doesn't seem to have the kick it used
> to have. Does this render me with a different diagnosis?
>
> Thank you,
> Jacquie
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