Posted by jeffrey on October 27, 2003, at 13:40:49
In reply to Re: My Story and Effexor - Suggestions please » jeffrey, posted by Sooshi on October 27, 2003, at 12:40:16
> Hi Jeffrey,
> I'm so sorry to hear that you are going through such a hard time. I struggled terribly with anxiety/panic for years, and know exactly where you are coming from. I currently take 300mg Effexor XR, so I do have experience with that. You could definately ask your doc to up the dosage, and give it a little more time. It doesn't sound like you've been on the 225mg for very long. I've also heard that augmenting with Wellbutrin works wonders for some people, so do mention it to the doc.
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> The main reason I'm replying to your post is to let you know that my son was born a premie, and his lungs would not expand to let him breathe. He had MANY, MANY x-rays, not just one, and it terrified me to think what damage might be done to his little body. But I had no choice...it was a life or death decision. BUT, today he is 9 years old, healthy as a horse, no signs of cancer AT ALL!!! I know that with an anxiety disorder it's hard to get those negative thoughts out of your head even when hearing a positive story such as this one, but TRY to keep it in mind!
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> I hope all goes well, and let me know if you need to talk further,
> Sooshi
Thanks Sooshi for your thoughtful reply!
I am happy your son is doing well. I will try to keep your good story in mind. Perhaps its my anxiety disorder or that I am a lawyer but I have a bad habit of distinguishing good stories from my own situiation. In your case, immediately after reading your post, I said to myself "those xrays were after delivery when the body is formed not during pregancny when the cells of the baby are rapidly dividing".Regarding the effexor was it not working well at 225xr but effextive at 300 xr? Is it worth a move up? I have come off effexor before and its a fairly tough couple of weeks and I suspect will be made tougher if from a higher does.
Anyway, thanks again and best wishes!
poster:jeffrey
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