Posted by Rocket Jackson on May 3, 2003, at 0:36:48
Just curious if any of you have any thoughts or experiences in regards to the effectiveness of Neurontin vs. an SSRI (particularly Zoloft) in the treatment of Social Anxiety. In particular, do both essentially make you "feel" the same? If the same results in general have been experienced, I'd much rather go with the Neurontin as compared to an SSRI.
I had a short trial with Neurontin last summer for my SP, but I didn't seem to have much luck with it. However, I feel I may not have given it enough time to take effect. For the most part it seemed to just make me really tired and it actually dried my eyes out quite a bit, which I thought was an interesting side effect. But now I'm thinking that adding something Provigil and giving the Neurontin a good few months to take effect might well be worth it. I'd much rather go with Neurontin than risk the side effects from an SSRI. Any thoughts?
Rocket
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