celexa for social phobia

I really need to start again a SSRI for my extreme panic disorder and I want to know if the Celexa will work to stop the panic disorder, since I took it for my social phobia at 60 mg/day back in 1999 for 6 months and it did nothing for the social anxiety and my anxiety level didn't improve on it? I ask that question cause last year I wanted to try again the Lexxapro, who is the improve Celexa and I had strong side-effects on it, wasn't able to tolerate a little dose of 2.

I have been on celexa for the past 3 years at 60mg a day. I'am still unable to work and have many other problems as well, such as eating disorder, social phobia, post tramatic stress syndrome, severe depression, anxiety, and i could add more but those are the main ones. I have now run into a situation where my insurance coverage has me in Limbo. They are trying to decide whether they will continue coverage or not. Without this coverage I can not afford to buy the celexa anymore.

so I just withdraw it slowly and stop it completly... I was mainly free of panic attack for almost 10 years, my social phobia was still there but I was ok with it... I had some panic attacks in that 10 years gaps...especially at the university when I had to do oral speech in front of the class OR sometimes I had panic attacks because of my social phobia in public transportation or when I had to walk alone in a street full of people OR whan I had to introduce myself to a new group at school...

I suffer from mild anxiety, panic and social phobia, Prozac worked great all those years and now symptoms are coming back. even more severe than before. I fear that any SSRI that I take will give me the same side effects, am taking klonopin when needed for sleep and panic. Have tried 5HTP,SAMe, St Johns Wort and the only one that seemed to work was SAMe but with a little anxiety and a little panic and social phobia ( that was about 10 years ago when I tried to stop Prozac).

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????

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.

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?

I have read alot on the panicyl and have talked online to people and it has worked for them. the reason why i went off of celexa is because i was getting tingling in both legs, tired. it seems like every type of bill i have tried i get the side effects from. how about you what have you tried?

You take a deep breath in through your nose, hold it for 5 seconds and count this out in your head, then let it all out through your mouth. Practice this breathing technique lying down at first. You can do it anywhere at any time and nobody will even know you are doing it. I use it whenever I feel overwhelmed or am afraid of something. The other thing is once you do check the stove and you said it out loud, you are not allowed to go back. You have to stop yourself.

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?

i started on celexa 20 mg almost a year ago for anxiety/postpardum. for the celexa to reach it's full max you have to give it up to three months. that's what my doctor/friend told me and it held true. i went to see my doctor today b/c of horrible aniexty lately and he choose to up the dose to 40 mg and said it would take about a month for me to feel any change - i've already been on it for about a year.

//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 keep pretending everything is ok, but the other day i had some intense stress and started crying. I have social phobia because I am uncomfortable around people. I spend most of my time by myself. I wont get into the details of my depression because it gets complicated. But I take 300mg of effexor, 50mg of Seroquel, and Ambien CR at night for sleep. I havent been sleeping well, waking up at about 4am everyday. I have a tendency to eat sugary foods at night because I crave them.

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.

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!

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