Posted by Jedi on September 30, 2005, at 4:49:52
In reply to NARDIL FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, posted by CK1 on September 28, 2005, at 13:27:38
> ...From what I've read, Nardil is THE GOLD STANDARD for Social Anxiety and that to which all other drugs are compared. I need positive experiences so I can plead a case to my "small-town" doctor who doesn't know anything about treating anxiety.
> Thanks!Hi,
In my experience, Nardil is truly the best med for treating treatment resistant social anxiety and atypical depression. Most MDs do not like to listen to the anecdotal evidence written in sources like Psycho-Babble. Many MDs actually won't listen to any evidence that did not come from their limited ability to research. I use the information I gain from Babble and then support it with actual published studies. Sometimes a doctor will pay more attention if the evidence was published by another doctor. Here are some social anxiety studies which show a high degree of effectiveness from phenelzine.
Take care,
Jedihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12950437&query_hl=6
Acta Psychiatr Scand Suppl. 2003;(417):65-71.
Pharmacotherapy of social phobia.
Davidson JR.
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Durham, NC 27710, USA. jonathan.davidson@duke.edu
OBJECTIVE: To review placebo-controlled medication trials in social phobia (SP). METHOD: Published and/or presented placebo-controlled trials of medication were reviewed and summarized. RESULTS: Phenelzine is effective in 60-70% of patients with SP and always superior to placebo. ...http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12607230&query_hl=11
World J Biol Psychiatry. 2000 Jan;1(1):27-33.
A review of 19 double-blind placebo-controlled studies in social anxiety disorder (social phobia).
Versiani M.
Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Visconde de Piraja 407 s. 805, Rio de Janeiro, 22410-003, Brazil. versiani@openlink.com.br
Nineteen double-blind placebo-controlled studies on the treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) are reviewed. Initial trials yielded a high degree of efficacy for phenelzine, a large difference between drug and placebo and a low rate of placebo response. ...http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11801236&query_hl=11
Biol Psychiatry. 2002 Jan 1;51(1):109-20.
Pharmacotherapy of social anxiety disorder.
Blanco C, Antia SX, Liebowitz MR.
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Over the last few years, a number of medications have demonstrated their efficacy in the acute treatment of social anxiety disorder. At present, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors probably constitute the first line treatment, based on their safety, tolerability, and efficacy in the treatment of social anxiety disorder and common comorbid conditions. Data from single trials suggest that clonazepam, bromazepam, and gabapentin may have efficacy similar to the serotonin reuptake inhibitors, but further studies are needed to confirm these findings. The monoamine oxidase inhibitor phenelzine appears to be at least as efficacious as these other agents, but should be reserved for cases that fail to respond to these safer medications. ...
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