Posted by zinya on June 7, 2003, at 21:35:53
In reply to Re: grogginess from effexor? » zinya, posted by CherC68 on June 7, 2003, at 16:49:13
oh gosh, you have a pool. I don't want this to come across the wrong way -- as if having a pool would be a panacea when obviously it's not -- but my gosh what i'd give for a pool i didn't have to drive to and deal with crowded lanes etc... To me, swimming is a kind of therapy unlike almost anything and it's a great chagrin that i keep "failing" to rally the energy to just drive myself to a pool. I lived most of the 90's in Illinois though (and it was the last place i was daily swimming) so i do understand the weather factors though too...
I have an unsolicited suggestion ... just to give you one more option instead of either moving to 75 mg or quitting. You could open up the 75 and divide the grains in half and keep at 37.5 for a while longer if you feel unready to "move on up." Ironically i too tonight have only my 75 mg capsules left but will be dividing them in that way just so i can move up to 37.5 from the 19 mg level which i divided my first week's worth of capsules into and made them last two weeks. (Am i making sense?)
anyway, it is another option which might give you time to consult your md on monday without moving up yet ... or to just yourself see if your body needs more days to adjust first before moving on.
I do think you're right to realize that your body is going through a lot at once with smoking etc. as well. Having quit smoking myself nearly 20 years ago, i do empathize with the struggle and also with what i hear is your inner knowledge that, hard as that withdrawal may seem to be too, the smoking can't be helping your brain except for the momentary illusion of relaxation ... I don't say that judgmentally, i hope you can tell... Quite empathetically actually...
I again appreciate your posting and will be thinking of you and wishing you well
with hugs,
z
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