Posted by Michael Bell on December 24, 2004, at 7:15:35
In reply to Re: I need a change and I need some guidance please » Michael Bell, posted by BradD on December 24, 2004, at 6:45:49
>>Hi Michael!
I remember that you mentioned you were going to try Buprenorphine and Proglumide for Social Phobia. How did it go? <<
Thanks for responding, and happy holidays to you too.Re: the proglumide and buprenorphine: The proglumide was anxiolytic (though not as powerful as a benzo), completely wiped out my IBS symptoms and also took care of the pain I get in my finger, wrist and elbow joints. But it a rather weak CCK-B antagonist and is just too difficult to get and too expensive to treat long term with. However, I can say with a fair degree of confidence that a more powerful, more selective cck-b antagonist will be very effective for social phobia, once one hits the market.
The buprenorphine had some antidepressant qualitites, but it also made me feel really depersonalized, like I was observing myself the whole time. Also, it seemed to cause more anxiety rather than less, and did nothing for sociability.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Merry Festivus, etc!
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