smalley Forum Elite
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| | 03/18/08 - 12:58 PM  
 
   
 
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hi, whats the treatment of choice for social phobia..... ssris or propranol?getting confused since propranol is used for stage fright thanks

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| MikeCK Forum Newbie
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| | 03/18/08 - 02:16 PM  
 
   
 
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SSRIs are good for general social phobia. B-blockers are good for specific such as stage fright. hope I was right.
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| peter90036 Forum Elite

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| | 03/21/08 - 04:21 PM  
 
   
 
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Social phobia paroxetine-SSRI is FDA approved for social anxiety disorder bblockers are used to control symptoms of performance anxiety CBT is helpful adjunct [FA for psych clerkship]
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