Posted by kenny7 on October 23, 2008, at 23:26:36
I am new here. There is probably a graphic saying new next to my name...Anyways, after being a bystander of these boards I decided to no longer be on the outside looking in anymore. I have been taking clonazepam around > 7 months, the "greater" half of it taking 2-3 mg/day. I firmly believe it has caused me to be moderately depressed over the last few months. I guess I will write a little about my background. I was always the "sketchy" kid in school but never felt scared around people to a point of panic. When I turned 18, something I recognized as irrational was creeping up on me as I thought it was a phase and would go away. It didn't. In any situation with people, I feel facial twitches, etc. etc. but not a few of the mild symptoms I read SA is all about...like "sweaty palms"...God, I wish that were the case! I could live with that! I constantly think, and I am fearful of getting the boot for saying this, that some people (not on this board) fake this disorder. Much like Add, which I was diagnosed with in 2nd grade (before it was "cool.") I have started brand name NARDIL, 3 15mg's a day as I have been a guinea pig responding to nothing. I started it on the 27th to be exact; ceasing adderall right before :( Has anyone been in this situation before? I have severe Social Anxiety Disorder and ADHD that I (think) I can deal with as long as I get the SA squared away. By this situation to be exact, I mean depressed (or not) and addicted to klonopin with the intent to withdraw in the very near future while starting (new or old) Nardil. Does Nardil increase anxiety at first, meaning I should keep up (or maybe, hopefully not, increase) the kpin? Would it be safe to start withdrawing (very, very slowly whilst follwing that benzo uk site) right away? Another important question...I was on Adderall XR 50 mg's a day. I have seen many posts here about the safe combination of dex and Nardil, but I can't seem to find any(thing) on/by patients that were already on a high dose of a stimulant. What would come of that? I do not plan to take a high dose of any stim with an MAOI but I'd like to know if I will notice anything (hopefully not hypertension) with a reduction in dosage with a certain stim tolerance. Any input on anything in the above novel would be greatly appreaciated.
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