Posted by jiggitykid on November 21, 2003, at 8:27:40
In reply to Advice for the weary?, posted by Scared Stiff on November 20, 2003, at 22:09:42
>>>I want to fell like "ME' again without the constant haze I get daily on Effexor and am completely terrified of even one panic attack.<<<
First, know that you are not alone. My suggestion would be that you see a mental health professional - not a GP. This is a major deal. Effexor robbed me of my personality, and has nearly destroyed my family. My husband was walking out last week. We have a 5 year old. He agreed to counselling, and I threw the Effexor in the toilet. Withdrawal has been horrible. Some here say that withdrawing slowly is the best way. That wouldn't work for me, so I went cold turkey. That is something you need to decide after you read the posts here and do some real research on your own. Talk with your husband and your family. Ask them if you have been "MIA" for a while. Were I to be you, I would do some serious asking and searching for a good mental health pro (for me, being a Christian is a must). Psychiatrists deal with the medical as well as the emotional. You really need more information to make your decision. For me, Effexor lifted the basic depression, but it fogged me up, made me sleepy, made me not give a damn about things that had been important to me, etc. Effexor is, in my opinion, a very dangerous, misused and misunderstood drug that needs serious re-evaluation by the FDA. I am looking for a class-action lawsuit to either join or start, because I don't think this should happen to anyone else. Someone here said that I am misguided and making generalizations, but I know what I know.
Take care and hang in there. You are in my prayers.
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