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Posted by sadaiya on June 18, 2009, at 16:20:15
Hi, can you tell me what meds are good for shyness? I am taking Remeron right now, what else can I take with it that will help with shyness?
Posted by Maria3667 on June 19, 2009, at 3:33:22
In reply to which meds are good for shyness, posted by sadaiya on June 18, 2009, at 16:20:15
How long have you been taking Remeron??
In my experience, this is the best med for shyness.
Maria
> Hi, can you tell me what meds are good for shyness? I am taking Remeron right now, what else can I take with it that will help with shyness?
Posted by morganpmiller on June 19, 2009, at 4:34:51
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness » sadaiya, posted by Maria3667 on June 19, 2009, at 3:33:22
Prozac, Zoloft, Wellbutrin?
As I recall, remeron is more sedating at low doses and more stimulating at higher doses, or vice versa. Maybe you need to adjust the dose.
Posted by SLS on June 19, 2009, at 4:55:39
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness, posted by morganpmiller on June 19, 2009, at 4:34:51
This is the first I have heard of Remeron being good for "shyness". You learn something new everyday.
> As I recall, remeron is more sedating at low doses and more stimulating at higher doses
You got it right.
Sadaiya, if you have already explored your "shyness" with psychotherapists and have not made any progress, perhaps you are suffering from a social anxiety disorder. If this is true, then some of the SSRIs already mentioned might help. If not, then Nardil is the most powerful drug to fight this condition. However, because Nardil necessitates the following of a special diet, it is sometimes left for last in the order in which drugs are tried.
- Scott
Posted by X-ray on June 19, 2009, at 6:54:29
In reply to which meds are good for shyness, posted by sadaiya on June 18, 2009, at 16:20:15
> Hi, can you tell me what meds are good for shyness? I am taking Remeron right now, what else can I take with it that will help with shyness?
Hi,
You can add Lyrica.
Best regards,
X-ray
Posted by sadaiya on June 19, 2009, at 7:29:55
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness, posted by X-ray on June 19, 2009, at 6:54:29
I take 15 mg of remeron before sleeping at night, and beleive me when I tell you that it has absolutely no effect on my shyness. I have taken 30 mg at night for a while too and it didn't affect my shyness either. I haven't tried anything other than remeron yet, and I have been taking remeron for sleep for the last four years.
Posted by desolationrower on June 19, 2009, at 8:13:53
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness, posted by sadaiya on June 19, 2009, at 7:29:55
well basically the closer a drug is to EtOH or MDMA, the better. remeron in higher doses has some mild stimulant effect, try 45-60-75. i had some benefit from yohimbe. probably the stimulant type drugs for increasing desire to talk, and anxyolytic drugs for helping reduce fear of talking.
if mirtazipine helps at all, probably add clonazapam.
-d/r
Posted by desolationrower on June 19, 2009, at 8:16:33
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness » sadaiya, posted by Maria3667 on June 19, 2009, at 3:33:22
oh, the usual way this is described is high extraversion, and low neuroticism
-d/r
Posted by ricker on June 19, 2009, at 10:27:30
In reply to which meds are good for shyness, posted by sadaiya on June 18, 2009, at 16:20:15
Paxil, paxil, paxil! Worked good for me several years ago.
Regards, Rick
Posted by Phillipa on June 19, 2009, at 12:34:36
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness, posted by ricker on June 19, 2009, at 10:27:30
I didn't know there was a med for shyness thought it was just how some are. Shy. What's your definition of shyness? Love Phillipa
Posted by sadaiya on June 19, 2009, at 13:31:53
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness, posted by Phillipa on June 19, 2009, at 12:34:36
Some people (myself included) suffer very greatly from shyness. You are saying that shy is just who you are and is your personality, but the same could be said about depression.
Posted by Sigismund on June 20, 2009, at 0:28:09
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness, posted by sadaiya on June 19, 2009, at 13:31:53
Reserve, timidness and shyness have some overlap, but are not the same. The English, for example, have been described as reserved but not timid.
Any drug that affects shyness favourably without adverse side effects will be popular enough to be seen as an agent of abuse and will therefore become illegal (so it seems), the exception that proves the rule being alcohol.
While shyness can be agonising, it does have some attractions in this world of shameless self-promotion.
Posted by bulldog2 on June 21, 2009, at 17:12:19
In reply to which meds are good for shyness, posted by sadaiya on June 18, 2009, at 16:20:15
> Hi, can you tell me what meds are good for shyness? I am taking Remeron right now, what else can I take with it that will help with shyness?
neurontin or lyrica and maybe benzos such as klonopin
Posted by manic666 on June 29, 2009, at 7:00:48
In reply to Re: which meds are good for shyness, posted by bulldog2 on June 21, 2009, at 17:12:19
a bottle of vodka.
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