phenibut for social anxiety

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By rayuso


There are many drug medications that are used to treat social anxiety and reduce its symptoms, some do work and some are not very effective, the results vary on each person, so its important to have a proper prescription from your doctor before trying any drug medications.

Phenibut is a derivative of GABA that crosses the blood brain barrier. it has been used clinically since the 60s for different purposes. The primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain is GABA.

One of the primary effects of phenibut is anxiety reduction. Phenibut decrease the fear response that is caused by electrical stimulation, in test done with animals it decrease physiological response to stress, reduced fear response. It usually lead to reduction of anxiety.

Some people ask if phenibut works for social anxiety? There are some people that use phenibut for social anxiety and some said that have achieved some positive results in the short term. It reduce anxiety but the effects are temporary, however it will not fix your tendency to be anxious in a social situation, but it do reduces the problem is some degres.

Some people that have taken it also report that it produces a strong relaxation effect and strong pro social effect.

Those are some of the reviews for phenibut that i have read, the effects may vary in each person, but you must consult first with your doctor to make sure that is safe for you and your body can tolerate it.

Phenibut side effects

It has low acute toxicity, but you should be careful of drug interactions when taking phenibut, that is why you need to talk with your physician. If you mix the use of this drug with others the effect might be nule or might cause side effects, so talk to your doctor first.

There are many other medications that your doctor might prescribe you depending on the severity of your problem. However drugs just produce short term and temporary results if you want to really change you social anxiety disorder you need to look for long term solutions like psychotherapy.

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