Posted by bleauberry on October 2, 2015, at 13:59:31
In reply to Savella good for social anxiety study says:, posted by former poster on September 27, 2015, at 23:45:20
I strongly disagree with animal testing models which then try to superimpose the subjective results onto human beings. But that's another topic enough for a whole book.
That said, yes, I can speak from experience, Savella was excellent for social skills.
Common mistakes made with the med, in my opinion, are dosing too high. I think even the smallest dose is too much for some people. My best dose was 1/4 of the smallest dose available. I was improved in significant ways at that dose, but worsened severely at higher doses.
Savella can cause increased anxiety, rage, or aggression in the early days or weeks. It is after all increasing the adrenaline side of things. A dose too high can do that too.
But as it kicks in and things begin to down regulate and the feedback loops start to wake up and do their job, calm and peace set it. It doesn't make sense that an adrenaline-like drug would calm things down, but I believe it is because the feedback loops sense all the extra norepinephrine and turn the production and firing down.
People in the Savella clinical studies, some of them were given very high doses, up to 200mg. Some of them said the over stimulation thing was there for months, but eventually went away. That's why I favor small doses....same effect, far easier, way faster.
I recall folks here who tried Savella and didn't stay with it. In 100% of those cases, it is because they went to high doses fairly quickly and then bailed out too soon. Everyone responds differently, and everyone manages their doses differently.
I am overall not a fan of psych drugs. But a short list of ones I favor and recommend include:
Savella
Prozac
Zoloft
Zyprexa
Abilify
Parnate
Nortrityline
LDN (low dose Naltrexone)
Ritalin
Any combo of above
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