Posted by KimberlyDi on September 12, 2003, at 10:42:06
In reply to effexor withdrawal effects- not so physical, posted by BrookeR on September 11, 2003, at 18:13:53
> I went off of Effexor after taking it for approximately 3-4 years. Now that I have gotten over the physical effects of the withdrawal, my life seems to be falling apart. I have been engaged for a year and a half and am planning to get married next summer. I have been completely sure of my love for my fiance for two years, and suddenly, around the time that the meds wore off, I don't feel much for him. I feel that we can't get along anymore and I am not sure I want to marry him. Part of me is not even sure if I love him anymore! This is so coincedental, happening right when I went off Effexor, and I was wondering if anyone else had problems adjusting in this way. Has anyone ever just changed something that has been so sure as soon as they went off of Effexor?
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Ouch, that's a tough one. My experience was the exact opposite. I was so angry at my husband before getting on Effexor, that I was surprised to find that the anger was... missing? re-directed? just plain gone, when I started on Effexor. I realized I still loved him. I was able to relax and not obsess on my relationship phobia and fear of being hurt. I'm a different person now than I was before Effexor. It makes sense that I would feel different if I went off of it.It's your body and your life. It would probably be best if you communicated something of this to your fiancee in therapy. I think you need time to adjust before you can make a decision about marriage, and about whether you like yourself better off of Effexor, or on it.
Good Luck!
KDi in Texas
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