geodon for social phobia

d all find another thread PRONTO. Guess it boils down to this. I have BP type 2, severe depression, anxiety and social phobia - according to THOSE who know best.I'm a a bulimic self harmer, ex-meth addict, former anorexic, current alcoholic. Gotta love the labels lol - and I'm a qualified social worker. Feel kind of silly now, don't know what I really want to say, but my GUILT is eating me up inside. I cheat on my fiance like its going out of fashion...

First i will tell you I was diagnosed st 12 years old and put in a nuthouse for several months with a form of bipolar and social phobia. I am 46 now. I have struggled all of my life, but somehow managed to get through many years of college and full-time work for over 20 years. Back in 2000, I was getting so bad, my doctor advised me to apply for disability, but i really didn't want to deal with the red tape etc. I kept going and pushing myself until late 2005 and was forced to apply.

I am 31 years old and I complain that I don't have many friends yet I avoid social situations almost always. It's a toss up for me to decide which is worse, having no one to hang out with or to put myself into a social situation where I may meet new people.I take Paxil to get me thru regular day to day activities. I was in prison for most of my 20"s and getting out made my social phobia worse because I only knew how to socialize with inmates and correctional staff.

I have suffered from what I seem to think is social anxiety/phobia. When I am in the public eye I feel like everyone is looking at me and talking about me. Sometimes I get so bad I have to leave the public situation immediately. Sometimes I won't leave my home for days and here lately weeks. (Recently lost my job) If I do need to go to the store I will take my brother with me so he can go in and get what I need.

I am suffering from social phobia, my symptoms are some times I hesitate to speak or joke with my friends, I get nervoused to meet with my friends or relatives, this is happening to me from the past 7 years Itry keep my confidence boost but no progress. should i take medicine or there is other way to cure????

I am supposed to take one capsule every evening after food for 5 days, then 2 for 5 days and finally 3 so in the end I will be on 60mgs of this medication that makes me feel very strange. thats why I think he has mis diagnosed me by a long shot. What should I do, should I get a second opinion and try to find someone who will listen?

There are new medications for social anxiety disorders and depression. See a Doctor. They can help get you fixed up. (I've had similar issues, due to being raped when I was 15.

Realizing that we are all human and that many feel a touch of anxiety in new social situations (or old ones even that one is still getting comfortable with) helps. Trust me, you are not the only one feeling anxious at a social gathering. Look for others looking for people to talk to. They are always there. Some selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRI's have indications for social anxiety and work very well. I tried Prozac with great success. Lots of luck to you.

Oh how I feel for you. I am a nutritionist. I'm in my 40's. But I had social phobia when I was your age too. I'm so very sorry that you were bullied. First, I want to say something about that that MIGHT help you. People who feel good about themselves want nothing more than to make other people feel good about themselves. And people who do not feel good about themselves do not want others to feel good about themselves.

Hi, I suffer from severe social anxiety and public speaking, my doctor in Manila prescribed me Abilify and Sertraline. Did anyone use these medicine for social/public anxiety and does it help?

Im very worried i have avoided soaps and tried to use epison salt and that helps a little bit but then the pain comes back sometime less the others. Also have social phobia and high anxiety.

That would monitor the kind social situations you were in that day - telephone, in person, chat, etc; how much interaction was required, for example I could mark 1 social situation that required mininimal interaction or 2 social situations that required maximum interaction and how much anxiety was felt; mark medications taken, such as antidepressents or antianxiety meds, or things like relaxation exercises and maybe how much relief was gotten. Something along those lines. Would that be possible?

She’s been on psychotropic medications for over 20 years now (starting with Stelazine, has also taken several other psychotropic medications, and finally has been on Geodon for the past 5 years). This year she developed tardive dyskinesia of the jaw/mouth and also respiratory dyskinesia. Her neurologist wants her to get off the Geodon and onto Clozaril. Her psychiatrist has been slowly weaning her off the Geodon and slowly increasing the Clozaril.

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_phobia I would suggest you to explore this option and let us know if you need more help.

s, though social phobia can also result in some of those same social behaviors. The repetitive routine and the 'different' appearance lean more toward Asperger's, so be sure to ask this question when you see the psychologist.

I have a question about social anxiety accompanied with phobia. I am a mother of 5 and I have had social anxiety since I was young. I am now 45. I bagan to drink and use drugs at an early age, to help bring comfort when I was around people. I had it pretty well managed, by making myself get out. I have had counseling in the past, but I never discussed this with the counsler, because I really didn't think it was a major problem for me. My 2nd son is turning 16 next month.

What yes, is that in my past a few years before my PTM yes, it was a strange thought but it had to do with something like social phobia. That is why I sometimes attribute this to the PATM, I read articles where there are experiments that show; In the face of anxiety, stress or a state of panic, our body emits a certain chemical that invites sunken protection.... More or less, my hypothesis goes that way.

I take 60mg of geodon, 40mg of vyvanse everyday for bipolar 2 and adhd. For about the past year I have been unknowingly talking what I think out loud. I make involuntary sounds and get strange looks when in public. I only hear the thoughts in my head but I cannot tell when I am saying them out loud. It is very stressful and has caused me to avoid social interaction for fear of saying something wrong.

my son is 19 takes 80 mg of geodon, he wants to join army..i am all for it, but he needs to get off the meds that he is on...I know how to wean off everything but geodon. I need help for that..any advise????

As in you never had any of these illnesses you thought you had. Easier said than done. I am fully aware of that. You seem to have a touch of social phobia with a phobia around health too. Nothing that can't be fixed mate. Doctors and therapists are there for a good reason. To teach us coping skills. What to do if we feel bad in a certain situation. How to handle it all. But more importantly would be to get to the root cause of your problems. Where it all stems from.

I was just wondering if anyone that has social phobia or social anxiety have ever tried hypnotherapy for a cure. I was just wondering, because I have a really bad case of social phobia due to my asperger's syndrome. I'm currently trying to get over it on my own, but it is really hard. If anyone has tried this for a cure, please let me know how it worked. Thanks!

So I am in my worst mixed state yet. I am on so many medications I can't think straight. I am medication resistant. I am in a state of psychosis right now as well. It's really strange to know that. It helps though. I see dead people everywhere. I am actually still working through it all amazingly. No one at work will talk to me though. My family won't talk to me. My friends won't talk to me.

Also, is it possible that by just talking to a psychologist, that I could be cured of this thing which is basically destroying me life? I copied the above sentence from your posting. The answer is "yes" and the the talking part is called "cognitive behavioral therapy" or CBT. Social phobia and social anxiety are the same thing so you found the correct forum.

ve pretty much always had a social phobia since i was a child, due in large part, from what i believe, for being ridiculed for most of my childhood for being over weight; which probably does some psychological damage to an 8 year old. I've tried a couple different psychologists over the years, but they never seemed to really help, so i'm deciding to do something with my life, and go on some anxiety meds.

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