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social anxiety disorder
Is anyone here treated for social anxiety disorder? What medication are you on? How does it work for you? And how old are you?
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I hope you don't mind that I'm answering your question. I have not been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, but I am studying and am very interested in psychology, so I know some things.
I know you are just asking about medication, but I will talk a little about all of the treatments available.
The first treatment is breaking challenges into smaller pieces until you can manage the hardest part. This is very effective in social anxiety disorder. If you go to therapy for this problem, this will probably be an important part.
Another one of the treatments is cognitive behavior therapy. This is talking about and changing the way you look at yourself, the world, and how what you do affects your thoughts and feelings. This is expecially helpful in people with social anxiety disorders, other anxiety disorders, depression, bulimia, and other disorders. It is most often used with medication.
The most common types of medication used for social anxiety disorder are called SSRI's. They are a class of anti-depressants. You may know some of the names: Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil, just to name a few. Most people are very responsive to these drugs, especially when they are combined with cognitive behavior therapy.
Some side effects of anti-depressants/SSRI's in general are dry mouth, urinary retention, abdominal pain, nausea, and headaches. It has also been linked to suicide in children and teens.
I know I wasn't the type of person you were looking for, but I hope that this information helped you anyway. :)
Hannah
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xanax ,36 in age, to treat anxiety attacks. It's a sedative
I've never used Paxil but it's used to treat social anxiety disorder too.
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