This social anxiety drugs regimen ?

[neone]

-Tofisopam - Atypical benzo that supposedly doesnt cause impairment or addictio as benzos (taken twice daily each 50 mg)

-Paroxetine - Taken daily hoping it would work in 3 week or 4 weeks time

-Inderal - For perfomance anxiety and physical anxiety symptoms (taken 3 times daily 10 mg each )

-Lyrica - I tried it before at 75 mgs but it stopped working i guess 150 mg is minimum otherwise its sugar pill so i will try it 150 mgs then titrate

-Mirapex - This one hasn't been prescriped for me yet but from my knowledge if dopamine increases in brain the anxiety gets low so a dopaminergic agent as mirapex should work.

Last but not least

-Valium - use 2.5-5 mgs only when extremly needed to avoid dependance and withdrawal

So what do you think of this regimen for social anxiety ? About every drug of those (you can ignore tofisopam since its only in europe if u dont know it)

 

[pally pete]

-Tofisopam - Atypical benzo that supposedly doesnt cause impairment or addictio as benzos (taken twice daily each 50 mg)

-Paroxetine - Taken daily hoping it would work in 3 week or 4 weeks time

-Inderal - For perfomance anxiety and physical anxiety symptoms (taken 3 times daily 10 mg each )

-Lyrica - I tried it before at 75 mgs but it stopped working i guess 150 mg is minimum otherwise its sugar pill so i will try it 150 mgs then titrate

-Mirapex - This one hasn't been prescriped for me yet but from my knowledge if dopamine increases in brain the anxiety gets low so a dopaminergic agent as mirapex should work.

Last but not least

-Valium - use 2.5-5 mgs only when extremly needed to avoid dependance and withdrawal

So what do you think of this regimen for social anxiety ? About every drug of those (you can ignore tofisopam since its only in europe if u dont know it)

Sounds a bit like overkill IMO. Although I'm no doctor, I have suffered with crippling anxiety for around 18 years now.

Are they all prescribed or bought illictly? Reason I ask is because here in the UK I'm almost certain you would never get prescribed all them by an NHS doctor.

 

[blazequietly]

I have suffered from social anxiety my entire life. I find great relief in Klonopin 1mg taken once in the morning and once in the evening.

I was on xanax for a couple years but found it to be way to short acting and just weak. Klonopin contrary to popular belief is a much more potent pill. It does cause dependence as if I go a day without taking my klonopin my anxiety goes though the roof, I am shaky and just have an over all crappy feeling. The only reason Ive ever missed a dose is when I get put in jail and they want to be dicks because it is a controlled substance. Ive been cut off cold turkey this way twice and it sucked both times, but I lived The withdrawal was severe for about 5 days and lasted for a couple months before I regained some coordination.

I am also On remeron 45mg before bed for insomina/depression/anxiety. I find it has helped my depression and anxiety now that I have been on it for a while and it is a very good sleep med. I usually break my 45 mg pill in half, which can be tricky because it isnt scored but I find that the 22.5 mg dose is sufficient for me and it allows me so save up an extra 10-15 of these somewhat cool pills for whatever reason each month.

Overall if you want real anxiety relief you may just have to accept that you need a benzo, and you will become dependent on it if you take it every day, but who cares if it works. I would rather be dependent on a pill I can take every day than suffer from crippling anxiety.

IMO for therapeutic anxiety relief Klonopin is the most effective, Valium is second most effective and Ativan and Xanax both suck, but may help if you need a 30 minute nap, just take about 30 mg (not really, especially if you have no tolerance that dose might kill you, it would give me a nap though.)

 

[neurotic]

just like other said before, a bit of overkill and i personally don't like the idea of needing drugs to function, it's not really sustainable

my advice would be take a benzo for acute relief, and start doing CBT to take the problem by its roots - and really improve your anxiety

like blaze, i also find clonazepam a great benzo - it lasts long, for me around 10 hours. if i take 2mg in the morning i'm pretty much anxiety free all day. you could take it in those days were you just can't bother with anxiety, a 1-2mg dose should be fine, and leave it to two times a week to avoid building any kind of tolerance, and in the other days well face your anxiety...

good luck