Social Anxiety Support

cyndy · 11-01-2009, 09:43 AM

i am now on a combo of 10mg buspar, 10mg paxil, and .5 to 1.5 mg of klonopin daily. trying not to take the klonopin every day.
i know it's only been a week and not long enough for the paxil to give it's full effects, but i think that it's working very nicely with the buspar. the buspar on it's own didn't help me very much at all, but the two together seem to be a dynamic duo.
fingers crossed it holds up!!!

arth67 · 11-01-2009, 12:06 PM

hope all continues well

many say buspar on its own is useless but it may make an antidepressant work better

JayDontCareEh · 11-01-2009, 12:23 PM

I love reading posts like this, meds really are a lifesave to some.

All the best, cyndy.

cyndy · 11-09-2009, 02:08 AM

maybe it was a placebo effect that made me feel better, but i'm not feeling so much better now. i also realize that it takes awhile for the paxil to get to it's full effect. hopefully, once the paxil kicks in fully, i'll feel better. but right now i want to go back into my cave. the klonopin is the only thing keeping me from crawling under the covers and hiding completely. thank god for klonopin

pixies · 11-09-2009, 03:02 AM

I took paxil by itself for 8 years. It was really good. It was mostly for depression, but it worked for my social anxiety too. The only problems are that it wore off over the years so wasn't as effective, it killed my sex drive, and it was quite hard to come off. But none of those things would have stopped me taking it, because I had some of the best years of my life thanks to that drug.

arth67 · 11-09-2009, 11:57 AM

to cyndi

we anxiety sufferers all get a strong placebo effect, be patient the paxil should help soon

cyndy · 11-09-2009, 02:12 PM

thanks arth67, i hope so. all my avoidance is coming back and i just don't want to be anywhere.

11-01-2009, 09:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
cyndy Status: pain helps a lot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: maryland Gender: Female Age: 38 Posts: 118	feeling pretty good!! i am now on a combo of 10mg buspar, 10mg paxil, and .5 to 1.5 mg of klonopin daily. trying not to take the klonopin every day. i know it's only been a week and not long enough for the paxil to give it's full effects, but i think that it's working very nicely with the buspar. the buspar on it's own didn't help me very much at all, but the two together seem to be a dynamic duo. fingers crossed it holds up!!! __________________ social phobia, panic disorder w/agoraphobia, gad, depression(mild) current meds: buspirone 10mg 2x day, paroxetine 10mg, clonazepam 1.5mg inhale what i am, exhale what i think i am inhale exhale by henry rollins

11-01-2009, 12:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
arth67 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: austral;ia Gender: Male Posts: 217	hope all continues well many say buspar on its own is useless but it may make an antidepressant work better __________________ life is not a dress rehursal

11-01-2009, 12:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
JayDontCareEh Status: SAS member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 186	I love reading posts like this, meds really are a lifesave to some. All the best, cyndy. __________________ Cracked halo horns on my helmet Little doll crawl in cherry red velvet

11-09-2009, 02:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
cyndy Status: pain helps a lot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: maryland Gender: Female Age: 38 Posts: 118	update maybe it was a placebo effect that made me feel better, but i'm not feeling so much better now. i also realize that it takes awhile for the paxil to get to it's full effect. hopefully, once the paxil kicks in fully, i'll feel better. but right now i want to go back into my cave. the klonopin is the only thing keeping me from crawling under the covers and hiding completely. thank god for klonopin __________________ social phobia, panic disorder w/agoraphobia, gad, depression(mild) current meds: buspirone 10mg 2x day, paroxetine 10mg, clonazepam 1.5mg inhale what i am, exhale what i think i am inhale exhale by henry rollins

11-09-2009, 11:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
arth67 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: austral;ia Gender: Male Posts: 217	to cyndi we anxiety sufferers all get a strong placebo effect, be patient the paxil should help soon __________________ life is not a dress rehursal

11-09-2009, 03:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
pixies Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: England, UK Gender: Male Posts: 144	I took paxil by itself for 8 years. It was really good. It was mostly for depression, but it worked for my social anxiety too. The only problems are that it wore off over the years so wasn't as effective, it killed my sex drive, and it was quite hard to come off. But none of those things would have stopped me taking it, because I had some of the best years of my life thanks to that drug.

11-09-2009, 02:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
cyndy Status: pain helps a lot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: maryland Gender: Female Age: 38 Posts: 118	thanks arth67, i hope so. all my avoidance is coming back and i just don't want to be anywhere. __________________ social phobia, panic disorder w/agoraphobia, gad, depression(mild) current meds: buspirone 10mg 2x day, paroxetine 10mg, clonazepam 1.5mg inhale what i am, exhale what i think i am inhale exhale by henry rollins