Posted by petter on August 30, 2001, at 9:04:14
In reply to Re: Most Effective Med For Social Phobia: Moclobemide » petter, posted by Sparkboy on August 30, 2001, at 1:43:11
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> > Hi...
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> > I really agree with you Scott. But Moclobemide is approved for Social Phobia. I have worked many years in hospital, and talked with many doctors. I canŽt rememer none of them had posetive respons in these "weake" meds. I have tried it too. But with no success at all. SSRI are proberly mutch better, or the old mao NardilHi John...
Very glad to hear that the drug help your mood. Perhaps it have some benefit in atypical depression. But for Social Phobia, it has probably a limited place. We have had the meds here in Sweden for over 10 years.
I hope you soon will have it in U.S
Best wishes//Petter
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> > I reallaly doŽnt know whitch place Moclobemide have in generell.
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> > I know that in very resistent social phobias, some very knowledges psychian in these areas add an small amount of ssri. 10 mg Citalopram to monoclbemide can makes dramaticly improvment. But be very carfully, because of the seretonergic syndorom. I have never heare about it in this combo.
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> > Best Wishes//Petter
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> Petter
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> Hello, just a note, I've used moclobemide for
> about 5 years now for atypical depression. I only
> use half a 150 mg tab. a day. It doesn't get at
> the core of the depression, but it gets me out of
> bed, prevents the insomniac/hyper episodes I used to
> get in the spring and fall, and keeps me from
> lapsing into a more severe oversleeping depression
> in the winter. I am pleased with what it does
> for these more physical-type symptoms. I get mine
> from Canada. I wish the US would just approve it
> and let doctors and their patients decide what
> it's good for. It's a safe drug that does have
> its uses.
>
> --John
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