Posted by Andrew on 13/8/2014, 4:11 pm, in reply to "Pharmacutuals and Paruresis"

Hi Vincent Good to hear from you after all this time. Especially glad that your paruresis has significantly lessened; that must make life easier. You ask whether medication can make paruresis worse. That is almost an impossible question to answer. You only have to look at the list of side effects of Carbamazepine, and also the long list of drugs it can interact with, to see that the answer is maybe! As for adult survivors of abuse, it depends on the abuse suffered. In effect every case is unique. As for being rushed, it is very common for people to say that time pressure makes thing worse for them. The answer to this is to become a little selfish and not care if others are kept waiting. The main thing as an individual is to decide how to deal with it in the here and now. Best wishes Andrew

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