Posted by jms600 on June 26, 2011, at 15:44:04
In reply to Re: more thougts on social phobia » jms600, posted by floatingbridge on June 25, 2011, at 19:02:08
> So jms, how are you treating your disorder? It sounds like you are not satisfied with the results. (And thanks for your input. I am 100% unsure as what to do.)
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> I have spent so much time reading and thinking about depression, I seems absurd given my ptsd, but I don't even understand the basic theoriea of anxiety disorder. What do you think, if I may ask you, as someone living this dx?
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> fbI was on a whole host of meds - 150mg Effexor, 600mg lithium, 40mg buspirone, 600mg Lyrica, 10mg Zyprexa. I still had anxiety and depression, so my doctor decided to cut down the meds that I was taking as they weren't help 100%. Now I'm just taking 225mg Effexor and 600mg lithium. I think he wants a clearer picture on what's working and what isn't. I've been on a lot of meds over the years and most haven't helped a lot. I'm also taking 15mg Valium on an as needed basis.
The best SSRI I found for anxiety was Seroxat. It didn't treat my anxiety completely but it did help a little. Trouble is out of all the SSRIs I've tried Seroxat had by far the worst side effects. Terrible weight gain, total loss of libido, and excessive day time drowsiness (which started to effect me at work).
I do not know what your full symptoms are or what you have tried in the past, but you could also give consideration to atypical antipsychotics (or low dose typicals e.g. haloperidol) as well as looking at anticonvulsants.
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