Posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on April 22, 2005, at 19:43:36
In reply to Re: transitioning to nardil...any comments? » BIGDaddyachmed69, posted by Phillipa on April 22, 2005, at 18:49:08
> Can I ask what caused you to take the "big step". If it's because nothing works, then join the club. But, an MAOI? I just don't know. I know there are so many on the Board that swear by them. But we're led to believe they're so dangerous and how many docs Rx them? Fondly, Phillipa
I've been on all of the SSRIs with the exception of celexa (been on lexapro), anafranil for my ocd, most of the atypical antipsychotics, lithium, and lamictal. In middle school i developed social anxiety disorder and have had it to varying degrees ever since. Paxil has helped it in the past, but it seems that having come off of it so many times its lost its efficacy. I rarely leave the house and spend most of the day sleeping. I really don't enjoy doing anything anymore, let alone being around other people. In my mind I feel like I'm being judged by everyone and I have to do everything perfectly, and if I don't I have rituals that involve counting and symmetry that I perform in my head. I've read many times that nardil can be helpful in treating severe forms of depression and social phobia. My pdoc agreed to let me try it after i'd tried what seems like everything else, and he went over all the restrictions with me which i'm ok with. He's had success in treating people roughly my age with similar problems and had my father on it years ago, allowing him the ability to go to work again.
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