Posted by Cindy W on September 11, 2000, at 9:06:31
In reply to Squirrely with social anxiety/Serzone gd?, posted by Donna Lynn on September 8, 2000, at 21:36:23
> I'm suffering from very bad depression and social phobia.The doc had me on Trazodone and Celexa, the Traz is helping with the depression but my social problem has not improved one bit. So instead of Celexa he put me on Serzone. Did anyone have any luck with Serzone and this sort of problem? Has anyone taken both Traz and Serzone? I need to stop being afraid of people watching me as I play with my kids, or pay at a grocery checkout. Does anyone relate? Why do I care what people think of me? What's the best med for this?
Donna, I've taken Serzone, but not Trazodone, and found Serzone to really help with both depression and social anxiety. Read about Serzone, though, and see previous posts by others...it takes some time (2 weeks for me) to adjust to the Serzone, and it should be increased very slowly. For the first two weeks, I felt worse (mood changes, angry); then I felt GREAT and could do groups at work with no anxiety (before, I just dreaded talking in front of a group of people). If you aren't seeing a therapist, too, you might consider psychotherapy; behavior therapy especially can be helpful, with social anxiety.--Cindy W
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