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Posted by Lynne on December 31, 2000, at 16:40:50
Has anyone used Selegiline alone or with another drug? Did it help with social phobia?
Thanks,
Lynne
Posted by Dwight on December 31, 2000, at 18:26:19
In reply to Selegiline for Social Phobia?, posted by Lynne on December 31, 2000, at 16:40:50
> Has anyone used Selegiline alone or with another drug? Did it help with social phobia?
>
> Thanks,
> Lynne
Yes, I tried it at one point. It did not help my social phobia. The medicines that have helped are Nardil, Klonopin, Neurontin, and Paxil.
Posted by Brad Hall on January 2, 2001, at 4:45:56
In reply to Re: Selegiline for Social Phobia?, posted by Dwight on December 31, 2000, at 18:26:19
> > Has anyone used Selegiline alone or with another drug? Did it help with social phobia?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lynne
>
>
> Yes, I tried it at one point. It did not help my social phobia. The medicines that have helped are Nardil, Klonopin, Neurontin, and Paxil.
May I ask, what dosage of selegiline did you use
(e.g. under 15 mg/day or over 15 mg/day)? At
dosages above 15 mg/day selegiline loses its
relative selectivity for MAO-"B" and begins to
significantly inhibit both MAO-"A" and "B", like
the older MAOI's (e.g. Nardil, etc...). Therefore
I'm curious...Thanks
Brad
Posted by Lynne on January 2, 2001, at 10:15:29
In reply to Re: Selegiline for Social Phobia? » Dwight, posted by Brad Hall on January 2, 2001, at 4:45:56
Thanks Dwight. I have tried Klonopin before a few years ago. Do you know if Klonopin is like Xanax and Activan just longer acting? I have not tried Nardil but I have used Parnate before. Parnate did help but the weight gain was too much for me.I have heard Paxil causes weight gain also so I have not tried it. I have used most of the other SSRIs and they didn't help.
Lynne
Posted by Dwight on January 3, 2001, at 18:10:08
In reply to Re: Selegiline for Social Phobia?, posted by Lynne on January 2, 2001, at 10:15:29
Lynne,Even if you've tried the other SSRIs there is still a chance that Paxil might help you. I'm taking it now and it does help a little bit. If you quit the Parnate because of weight gain you probably wouldn't like Nardil because that causes even more weight gain--nonetheless in my experience Nardil is the gold standard in the treatment of social anxiety. Neurontin has worked very well for me, but I don't use it everyday now because it causes noticeable memory problems. You might try the neurontin and see--maybe it won't affect your memory in the same the way.
few years ago. Do you know if Klonopin is like Xanax and Activan just longer acting? I have not tried Nardil but I have used Parnate before. Parnate did help but the weight gain was too much for me.I have heard Paxil causes weight gain also so I have not tried it. I have used most of the other SSRIs and they didn't help.
>
> Lynne
Posted by S.D. on January 5, 2001, at 18:11:10
In reply to Re: Selegiline for Social Phobia?, posted by Lynne on January 2, 2001, at 10:15:29
> I have tried Klonopin before a few years ago. Do
> you know if Klonopin is like Xanax and Activan
> just longer acting?A controlled study of clonazepam, the generic version of Klonopin, showed remarkable effectiveness for social phobia.
( a PubMed search should turn up the article about it: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed )
I believe the same cannot be said for Xanax or Ativan. It is generally believed that something not-really-known makes Klonopin special in re: social phobia.peace and health,
S.D.
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