Posted by Dima on August 7, 2009, at 10:13:33
In reply to Re: Am I on the right track at least?, posted by SLS on August 7, 2009, at 7:17:43
> If Zoloft or some other SRI doesn't work, and particularly if it works only partially, you might consider adding the nortriptyline instead of making a switch.
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> Can you describe how you experience social anxiety?
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> Perhaps Nardil is the most logical choice at this point. However, sometimes social inhibition and anxiety is an integral part of the depressive disorder and not a separate disorder. In cases like this, I don't think Nardil is necessary to treat it.
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> I would not play with l-dopa. Most of the standard antidepressants raise dopamine in the parts of the brain that are important for mood. This is secondary to the direct actions of the drug, but is no less therapeutic.
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> - ScottI tried Zoloft for a month and a half with no effects other than some side effects, and brain zaps afterwards.
The social anxiety is just a fear of going into most social situations because I have nothing to say and it's hard for me to think of conversation. In one on one conversation, I'm almost never enjoying it, but rather just consider it work trying to think of what to say.
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