Posted by Michael Bell on March 1, 2003, at 14:47:16
In reply to Re: Picamilon for Social Phobia - Holy Sh*t, posted by jonh kimble on March 1, 2003, at 14:04:42
> Is it a presciption med? I saw it on some anti aging thing. Is it expensive? Can you take it all the time without severe side effects? what other meds have helped you for social phobia? Mine is really severe and I havent really had much luck with anything yet.
You have to order it online, I believe. That's what I do - you get a botle of 60 pills (100 mg each) for around $35 dollars. Since the recommended dosage for anxiety is 150 mg a day (3 doses of 50mg each), the bottle should technically last 1.5 months. But I take between 200 - 300 mg a day, so the bottle may last a little under 1 month. I get it from xxx
Here's another site that will give you info on it:
www.biologicsonline.com/BioPages/Picamilon.html
I'll get you some more sites that discuss quantified studies on psychological effects.
As far as toxicity is concerned, all the literature claims it is extremely safe, even at amounts 10-15 times the recommended dosage, but I wouldn't test that.
Other drugs that have helped - l-theanine was pretty good for social phobia. Don't be turned off b/c its not a "clinical drug". Theanine is a potent substance that has been proven to have anti-anxiety effects by increasing gaba and Alpha waves. Plus its available at many Nutrition stores in the US.
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