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From: E+ on 4 Feb 2006 15:51
sorry guys for bothering u,
i'm not a usa resident and i'm not american
i'm 23 suffering from refractory social phobia to SSRIs and BZD and
there is no nardil in my country
any suggestions?
the situation is disastrous, finding it very difficult to leave home

From: SavedByZero on 5 Feb 2006 19:02
In article <1139086263.883143.32560(a)g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"E+" <ehamouche(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> sorry guys for bothering u,
> i'm not a usa resident and i'm not american
> i'm 23 suffering from refractory social phobia to SSRIs and BZD and
> there is no nardil in my country
> any suggestions?
> the situation is disastrous, finding it very difficult to leave home
>

I have trouble with SSRIs myself in that they make me very drowsy--I
sleep all day. By BZD, I assume you mean benzodiazepines--I would have
suggested Klonopin ( clonazepam is the generic name ). You don't say
what country you are from, but it could be the case that Nardil ( brand
name ) is known by a different name in your country. The generic name is
phenelzine--check for Nardil under that name in your country. Nardil is
an MAOI, and MAOIs are the oldest class of anti-depressants. I don't
know of anything else off the top of my head. I should no longer take
Nardil since I have coronary artery disease and take _many_ medications
for that--the drug interactions are unknown. And SSRIs are out for me.
My only option is clonazepam, so I understand what you are going
through. Let us know what you find. We're here to try to help.

good luck,
SBZ

--
"Life is like a fan--it sucks one way and blows the other way"
--P. Goodman
From: SavedByZero on 5 Feb 2006 19:10
In article <1139086263.883143.32560(a)g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"E+" <ehamouche(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> sorry guys for bothering u,
> i'm not a usa resident and i'm not american
> i'm 23 suffering from refractory social phobia to SSRIs and BZD and
> there is no nardil in my country
> any suggestions?
> the situation is disastrous, finding it very difficult to leave home
>


Also check http://www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-n01.html#Head_3 for
other MAOIs. Read about contraindications there.

There are interactions with a few over-the-counter medications AND most
meds. that mess with serotonin. For exmaple:

"Allow at least 5 weeks between discontinuation of fluoxetine and
initiation of phenelzine, and at least 10 days between discontination of
phenelzine and initiation of fluoxetine."

fluozetine = prozac, an SSRI

SBZ
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