What’s the best, most effective treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder?
I know certain meds work better for certain people, but it seems like most meds aren’t made for social anxiety disorder in the first place. But I believe a few are supposed to be effective. Which ones seem to work best overall? Thanks.
The most commonly used ones are SSRI antidepressants. Amongst these, paroxetine has been the most studied, but fluoxetine, sertraline, citalopram, and escitalopram can also be effective in alleviating the worst of the symptoms. Venlafaxine can also be effective, but has not been studied for this condition. Another antidepressant, moclobemide, which is a RIMA ( reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase) is also licenced for social anxiety disorder. The older MAOIs can be effective too, but have quite severe side-effects and diet-restrictions. I’ve also read that clonazepam, a benzodiazepine can be effective, but is very rarely used, so you’d have to do some more research on this.
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Separation anxiety disorder refers typically to younger children who are extremely unwilling to separate from major attachment figures (e.g., parents grandparents, older siblings) or from home. The threat of having to separate from a caregiver often results in anxiety as well, such as when parents plan to go out for the evening and leave the child with a sitter.
Primary Symptoms: Excessive worry about potential harm toward oneself (e.g., getting sick at school) or one’s primary caregivers (e.g., being in a car accident). The child may also avoid activities that may result in separation from parents. Nightmares and somatic complaints are common, inducing trembling, headaches, stomachaches, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain and sweating.
Treatment: Cognitive-behavioral treatment for separation anxiety disorder is focused on teaching children several major skills. Children are taught to recognize anxious feelings regarding separation and to identify their physical reactions to anxiety. They are taught to identify their thoughts in anxiety provoking separation situations, and are taught to develop a plan to cope adaptively with the situation. Children are also taught to evaluate the success of the coping strategies they employed, and are taught to praise themselves for positive coping. In addition, behavioral strategies such as modeling, role-playing, relaxation training, and reinforced practice are used. Children are guided in developing a list of situations that are challenging for them, such as attending a birthday party without their parent, or staying home with a sitter. Children are taught to implement their coping skills while gradually facing each of these situations. Children’s successes are praised highly by the therapist and by parents. Recent research has suggested that incorporating parents more centrally into the treatment of children with anxiety disorders can be extremely useful in reducing children’s anxious behavior and may enhance treatment effectiveness and maintenance. Parents are often taught new ways to interact with their children so that the child’s fears are not inadvertently reinforced. Parents are also taught ways to give children ample praise and positive reinforcement for brave behavior.
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I accidentally took an extra tablet of atenolol???
I take 50 mg in the morning and 50 mg at night, (( in 25mg doses ))and i accidentally took another one because i thought i only took one. I feel fine, but that isn’t going to cause an overdose right? I dont even have high blood pressure, im on it for anxiety. CVS is closed, and the only way I would be able to find out is a hospital, and I have work in the morning and cant afford to miss a day.
so basically i took 125mg today. Instead of the regular 100mg. Its so hard because I cant keep up with remembering all these doses. Is there just one 100mg dose? Instead of takeing for pills a day.
If you exceed to the prescribed dose that is overdose. If you dont feel anything with the 25 mg more, maybe its not toxic to you. But bare in mind that if you always have an overdose, it might have an effect on the second time. I advise that you buy a medicine label dispenser. It comes in plastic and you can put all the medicine that you need to take in a day. That way you can track how many pills you had. And oh drink tea, its a good diuretic.
