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I think i have social anxiety disorder. i take prozac for depression. does that treat social anxiety disorder?

or would they prescribe an additional medicine to treat social anxiety?

i think i have it because i'm really shy, i never know what to say, and i get nervous when i talk to people. i always feel anxious when i'm around people other than my family and best friend. *i'm over 20. too old for it to be a phase or from lack of experience in social situations.*

Yes, it does. I take Prozac 80 mgs daily, and it has completely changed me. I am a new person. I used to be introverted and shy, now I am neither.
Now the downside, Prozac may not work for you in that aspect. They may have to add another medication, change the dosing, etc.

I took Prozac for a while and it made me extremely anxious and produced panic attacks. Coming off it was hard too. I would ask my doctor for a different type of medication, something to calm you down maybe.
Don't worry too much about feeling shy, most of us do, some of us control it better than others thats all

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