Posted by cedar on June 7, 2008, at 11:01:11
In reply to Re: Does anyone have Avoidant Personality Disorder » cedar, posted by BrightEyed+Blueberry on June 5, 2008, at 2:34:48
To BrightEyed+Blueberry--
Thanks for your response. I think you're right that adderall xr is supposed to be less addictive than immediate release, but I ended up abusing that too. Interestingly, also, although this doesn't make any sense to me, the XR version made me very nervous, even when taking it as prescribed. Ritalin also makes me nervous, but for some reason regular adderall makes me very calm and focused.
As for MAOI's, I tried Emsam for about 10 weeks. I know that's not really a long enough trial, but I was having so much trouble sleeping, and aside from feeling much better somewhere around weeks 4-5 on it, it did not seem very effective.
I think you are right that Nardil is probably a good choice for me. But unlike the person who started this thread, I am _extremely_ sensitive to weight gain (still trying to lose 30 pounds gained on a series of meds over the last 5 years; I've already lost 20 of them), and to sexual side effects. Right now, I am just trying to keep my meds as simple as possible and get back into the workforce, since once I am actually around people, I tend to do fine. It is really the anxiety leading up to social situations, or to the accomplishment of important tasks, that makes me avoid people and activities much of the time.
Thanks again for your response.
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