Posted by zeugma on September 5, 2004, at 15:21:20
In reply to Re: ? for those with SP--------King Vultan, posted by TheOutsider on September 5, 2004, at 12:56:59
Lofepramine is available in the UK which is metabolized into desipramine. Lofepramine is actually considered the safest tricyclic on the market.
Todd had luck with desipramine and nortriptyline for SP, but I did not. On the other hand nortriptyline began blocking my panic attacks almost immediately, probably because a major precipitant of panic attacks for me is nausea, and nortriptyline is a powerful antinauseant, for me at least. The TCA's in general are much better for those with GI problems than other classes of AD's.
The fact remains, however, that the medications that are considered to be most generally effective for SP are Klonopin and Nardil. My social anxiety has lessened on Klonopin, to a greater extent than on any other med, in fact in my experience it is in a class by itself (I have never tried Nardil). I still struggle with the anxiety, however.
-z
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