Posted by Michael Bell on March 22, 2003, at 10:39:31
Live from the front lines of the battle with Social Phobia -
Great progress has been made. Went from profound social phobia to no longer having any physical symptoms of anxiety. I mean zilch! However, the thought patterns associated with social phobia are still there to some degree. It's weird - my brain will say, so and so is judging/watching me, but there are no anxiety responses as a result of these thoughts. This was not unexpected, b/c it probably takes much time and effort to reverse negative thought patterns that we've used for years. But at least the discomfort is gone.
Picamilon is the reason for the lack of anxiety. It's been a godsend. In addition to killing the anxiety, I am SO much less sensitive to rejection that it's ridiculous. Picamilon is GABA bonded to niacin, which lets the GABA go straight through the blood brain barrier.It is the only drug I take, and the effects are consistent with the theory of social phobia I posted a while back.
My SP theory is that GABA disfunction is the primary cause of SP, since the four most effective drugs for SP (Nardil, Klonopin, GHB and alcohol) drastically increase GABA function.
But I also said that I believe there is a problem with dopamine transmission (not overall dopamine levels - in fact, I think levels may be too high). The Picamilon took care of my anxiety, but I don't feel motivated to really engage in social activities. So I'm going to augment with a drug that aids dopamine transmission in order to kick the motivation/pleasure/reward cycle into gear.
So the combo will be... Picamilon + Amilsupride (low dose)
What do you think?
poster:Michael Bell
thread:211414
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