Posted on 11/26/2001 1:13:56 AM PST by 2Trievers
A new drug is helping people overcome their shyness.
It is being tested in trials in Glasgow and could be on the market next year.
The drug stimulates the brain to produce seratonin, which is the chemical that controls mood.
Doctors carrying out the study say they are encouraged by the results so far which have helped hundreds of people suffering from chronic shyness.
Dr Martin Turner, a consultant psychiatrist at Stobhill Hospital who is helping coordinate the trial, said: "For some people something as simple as attending a meeting or going to the pub will be a terrifying ordeal. They will then make excuses to avoid confronting their fears."
He said people should realise they suffer from a condition which can be treated and hopes Escitalopram will benefit thousands.
The trial are being carried out at the private HCI medical centre at Clydebank and will have involved 250 people by the end of May, reports The Daily Telegraph.
not that i am aware of, but there is duct tape!
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