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Posted by Michael Bell on October 31, 2010, at 20:40:58
I don't know if this has been anyone else's experience with adderall and dexedrine for social phobia, but here is what I have found in the past (haven't used either for some time).
They are good for social phobia because they make you not care about being social. You no longer have anxiety about social situations because, quite frankly, you no longer care about being social period. For me these two meds always take away the anxiety, but they turn me into a braniac and a workaholic. All I want to do is work, perfect whatever I am working on, go over the most minor details, etc. I would much rather spend time doing work than socializing with other people. On a saturday night, I would probably be thrilled at the prospect of going to Barnes and Nobles and just sitting in the cafe reading a book, rather than going to a social spot.
So they are good in the sense that you don't obsess about being more social... but I guess, not so good in that they exacerbate the issue of not having social connections.
Anybody else experience this?
Posted by g_g_g_unit on October 31, 2010, at 20:57:35
In reply to Adder/Dexedrine are good - and bad - for SP, posted by Michael Bell on October 31, 2010, at 20:40:58
That sounds just like what I need.
Posted by g_g_g_unit on November 1, 2010, at 22:38:04
In reply to Re: Adder/Dexedrine are good - and bad - for SP » Michael Bell, posted by g_g_g_unit on October 31, 2010, at 20:57:35
sorry, that wasn't particularly helpful - it's just that the stimulus-seeking associated with ADD makes me more reliant on socializing than I'd sometimes like (as odd as that might sound).
I'd like to find a way to be more independent and able to work for more sustained periods of time.
I don't have much experience with Dexedrine. Ritalin made me really anti-social, but caused me too much anxiety to assess whether it was helpful for my attention.
Do you take breaks from stimulant use, i.e. on weekends etc? How about committing to social dates even when you don't feel like it, so that socializing becomes part of your weekly structure?
Posted by Brainbeard on November 2, 2010, at 13:15:24
In reply to Adder/Dexedrine are good - and bad - for SP, posted by Michael Bell on October 31, 2010, at 20:40:58
With dex I have experienced a kind of anti-social effect, where I feel disinclined to engage in social contacts - but, when there's a genuine 'CLICK' with someone, there is a sudden outburst of dopamine, I imagine, at least that's what I think happens, and I get all excited. For example, I was at a flee market - on dex - and the financial transactions weren't very smooth, but when I saw a young girl drumming and I liked what I heard, I gave her a compliment and got all excited (musical excitement, mind you, though of course the fact that she was a young girl will have had its impact).
But - the funny thing is, on Ritalin/methylphenidate, I get into social interaction big time! All I wanna do is be with and around people! And I know there are more like me.
Posted by g_g_g_unit on November 3, 2010, at 0:32:04
In reply to Dex and Rita and Social Interactions, posted by Brainbeard on November 2, 2010, at 13:15:24
> With dex I have experienced a kind of anti-social effect, where I feel disinclined to engage in social contacts - but, when there's a genuine 'CLICK' with someone, there is a sudden outburst of dopamine, I imagine, at least that's what I think happens, and I get all excited.
Yeah, that mirrors my experience . . as soon as I find someone I can engage with, I get really absorbed in the discussion, though I also lose a certain conversational flexibility along the way.
My typical ADD social m.o. involves impatiently interjecting with sporadic witty comments while people are trying to have a discussion with me. Stimulants 'normalize' my social habits, in that I can have real conversations about stuff, but they also 'tame' me and make me more, well, boring.
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