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Michael1973

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Joined: 28 May 2004
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Location: Orange, CT

Social Anxiety Posted: 05-28-05 22:07pm


I'm beginning to seriously suspect I have an anxiety problem, and wonder if medication and/or treatment might help me. I feel like my anxiety is holidng me back from living a full life, and i've just been putting up with it for way too long. Has anybody dealt with this? Had any success? I don't even know where to get started. Thanks.

saje

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Joined: 21 Jun 2005
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Location: SK

Posted: 06-21-05 14:55pm


Try paxil. It changed my life. Now I have one!

lynn74

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Joined: 29 Jun 2005
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Location: sydney australia

Posted: 07-02-05 16:50pm


Look up social anxiety disorder on the net also see the paxil website, although expensively promoted for social anxiety, paxil is really just 1 of many prozac type meds but can help a lot

Hypochondriac1028

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Joined: 10 Mar 2005
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Location: Ohio

Posted: 07-02-05 18:16pm


Wow paxil actually helped you? Thats a first

anthony24uk

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I Feel Like Tablets Are a Failing Posted: 07-04-05 06:16am


I feel that that is my last resort even tho I have been a socially stresser for years!, I have not tried any tablets! I have the same symptoms you describe , and I got diagnosed with social stress. Get straight to a councillor! This may work for u!

nnagy

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Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Posted: 07-18-05 10:23am


I used to have this problem to much of an extream, a few years back I went to see a specialist in my area (was probley the first time I had left the house in a few weeks) and we had a very long disgustion about my experiences, his conclusion was that not only was this a social anxiety but at one point a social phobia, I remember fearing for my life to goto school/work and I had no idea why. My advice is to start off slowly, the best way I think of getting rid of this fear is to get out and challange your self, embarrassing yourself in public works well (lol seems like a joke but its true, well atleast for me that is), think of a moment that you had alot of anxiety and keep challanging yourself to do that, over and over until its like nothing too you, think about watching a scarey movie with a friend, if he was to lean over and tell you every scarey part of the movie, good chance it wouldn't live up to the genra of horror. As for meds, I would sudjest "effexor", ive tried paxil and it just seem to create more problems then it solve, then again that could just be me... Anyways I wish you the best of luck, if you have any question don't be afraid to ask me ^-^

Crystal1111

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Joined: 07 Jul 2005
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Paxil Versus Other Meds Posted: 07-18-05 13:20pm


I agree with the previous post. I had no luck with paxil. The side effects were awful, and tapering off was terrible. I tried lexapro and had the same experience. I won't try an ssri again. I am now on an "as needed" medication, alprazolam (xanax), and my doctor suggested maybe trying valium in the future because it lasts longer during the day. Anyone have any experience with valium versus xanax?

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