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I Feel Weird In PublicHello guys just to say i love this websight everyone is so polite and helpfull....anyways whenever im out in public or around people i dont know my muscles tend to be stiff im kinda shy and always feel like someones staring at me its been going on since i was 14 im now 18 is their any cure for this someone please show some love im going to the doctors soon ( categories: Chronic Pain and Pain Management )
Sounds like you might have
Sounds like you might have social phobia. There really is no cure, but medication and behavioral therapy can help. Thank goodness for the internet. I think it helps people with social phobia get to know other people in a non-threatening environment. Best of luck at your doctor's appointment. social phobia
They give you anti anxiety meds. Paxil and Phenobarbitol greatly help reduce this phobia and also they can give you ADD meds for it. What that does is increase your mental alertness and makes you less fearful of what you have to face! Seems weird i know, but it worked WONDERS in my shy child who is now the talk of her class! Paxil is approved by the FDA
Paxil is approved by the FDA for social phobia, but a lot of other drugs work as well. Just tell your doctor what you said in your post, and that you think you might have social phobia. You can even tell him that you read there were medications that could help like Paxil, etc. It is really easy when patient comes in and already knows what is wrong with them. More often than not they are right! Your doctor may refer you to a psychiatrist, not because you are crazy, but because not all doctors are comfortable prescribing medications for certain problems. A lot of people have social phobia. It can have a long term negative effect on your life, and is worth getting treatment for. I really am a doctor, but remember anyone can claim to be anything on the internet, and even posting my credentials would not prove that those credentials belong to me. I also like a certain degree of anonymity so I can say what I please. I have a small private practice where I do general family medicine, and I treat a handful of social phobia patients each year.  LOL...I was going to say the
LOL...I was going to say the same thing as Dr. Lois, You certainly sound like it is a social phobia, I know how you feel, I have the same thing...The thing that has worked best for this is unfortunatly Xanax 1mg TID....Honestly, I can say that this does help with social phobia...You hear people talk about alcohol as a social lubricant, well, Xanax does the same thing....I would suggest to your doc (hopefully a psychiatrist) that you would like to start on an anti-depressant (i use prozac, it works good, and xanax, probably at a lower starting dose say .25mg TID then titrate upwards until you find an effective dose....I'm assuming that you currently aren't taking anything for this? Ray Remember: Just do it.. EVERY PILL EVERY DAY  typical western approach...
while medications can help for social phobias or conditions such as agoraphobia, i would think that one of the preferred first line treatments would be some type of cognitive/behavioral therapy. many of the mental health professionals that i know would rather try an approach that directly deals with the problem rather than masking the problem with medications. as others have already stated, the best thing that you can do is go to your doctor and ask them what they think is the best plan for your condition. they may feel that therapy, medicine, or both is the ideal plan for your situation. sometimes medications are the best answer for a problem, however i think that it is important to go into a situation like this open-minded rather than expecting to come out of the doctors appointment with a magic pill. all thoughts and opinions expressed are those of my own and should not be mistaken for medical advice. i am not a doctor nor a pharmacist. all medical questions should be answered by a licensed pharmacist, doctor, or primary care manager. |
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