PriestTheyCalledHim
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A friend of mine told me that they have this. What is the best thing they can do for it?
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Mental Health Agoraphobia
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realtalkloc
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^ cocaine helped me get more confident during social settings, but it's something he/she should use cautiously.
anafranil medication also helped. it's an anti-depressant usually given to people suffering from agoraphobia
anafranil medication also helped. it's an anti-depressant usually given to people suffering from agoraphobia
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MagickalKat777
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A tricyclic antidepressant is a bit extreme for anxiety disorders... no way.
Honestly with agoraphobia, you just have to push yourself into uncomfortable situations until you can't stand it anymore, then push further each time. Its a process of desensitization.
If you don't do that, you end up like me... I'm trapped in my room 24/7. I will go to doctor's appointments and that's it. I live my life in my room because its too much to handle outside crap.
Klonopin is a wonderful med for agoraphobia but its extremely addictive and it likes to poop out, leaving you stuck with an addiction and no relief.
Really... the best thing you can do is push yourself and avoid the meds. The only meds that really work are the GABAergic medications (and the GABAergic drugs like alcohol even) and they all carry a risk of dependence, tolerance, and serious withdrawal.
Honestly with agoraphobia, you just have to push yourself into uncomfortable situations until you can't stand it anymore, then push further each time. Its a process of desensitization.
If you don't do that, you end up like me... I'm trapped in my room 24/7. I will go to doctor's appointments and that's it. I live my life in my room because its too much to handle outside crap.
Klonopin is a wonderful med for agoraphobia but its extremely addictive and it likes to poop out, leaving you stuck with an addiction and no relief.
Really... the best thing you can do is push yourself and avoid the meds. The only meds that really work are the GABAergic medications (and the GABAergic drugs like alcohol even) and they all carry a risk of dependence, tolerance, and serious withdrawal.
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Bonny-Kellswater
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I didn't have social phobia before & had a lot of friends. I started using opioids a few years ago and became isolated and reclusive. I pushed everyone away and before I knew it, I was in full agoraphobia and have been afraid to go out to meet new people for years I feel very alone. I have one friend but he's mean to me and uses drugs. I cut him out of my life today because he's a trigger to relapse. I now don't have friends but am on day 5 of getting clean. I signed up for yoga 3x a week so hope that will help me get comfortable with going into the city and rejoining the world.
Captain.Heroin
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When I quit suboxone last year (I have 200 days off of it now), I had a major agoraphobic rebound. It really sucked for me. It's the most irrational and illogical thing ever.
I am still working on it, but right now I am outside and I feel a ton better than I did for the majority of this year.
I am still working on it, but right now I am outside and I feel a ton better than I did for the majority of this year.