Posted by Mimi on January 14, 2004, at 19:42:45
In reply to Re: Why? Re: Buspar rocks!, posted by zeugma on January 14, 2004, at 19:26:43
> > I have found Buspar to very effectively counteract social anxiety.
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> > Also, Buspar alleviates the sexual side effects of other psych meds.
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> > Two really good pluses.
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> > Mimi
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> Buspar at 30mg did nothing for my social anxiety.
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> I twice tried to raise dosage above this to get an anti-SA effect but each time lowered the dosage because of questionable efficacy and unacceptable side effects.
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> Klonopin .25 mg does more for my anxiety than anything else I have tried. I still am socially anxious but to much less degree than before. And I am a true social phobic: unable to eat in front of others, hyper-sensitive to how I am perceived (I turn red very easily), dreading getting my hair cut because I hate the proximity of another person to me. Klonopin's mitigated all this, although I probably take too low a dosage to induce full remission.
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> From all the studies I've looked at, plus evidence from this board, Klonopin and Nardil are in a class by themselves for the treatment of severe social anxiety.
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I'm hypersensitive to meds of all sorts, so the less strong meds works better for me. I can't argue with the fact that Klonopin works very well for many folks with SA and other disorders. My social anxiety was also severe.Mimi
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