Posted by jujube on September 23, 2004, at 15:55:08
In reply to Re: effexor withdrawal inevitable, posted by AIK on September 23, 2004, at 13:56:27
I appreciate your response. As embarrassed as I am to admit it (at the age of 42, you'd think I would know better), my iron deficiency was actually likely caused by months and months of not eating right, although as a child I was very anemic. I was working long hours (at the office and having to bring work home), was short-staffed, and ended up just eating on the run (if I even took the time to eat) and consuming mass quantities of diet sodas (caffeine free) and smoking cigarettes. It was in the last about 8 months that my cycle became irregular (about every two - three weeks), and I had started having night sweats (I think the night sweats were Effexor-related though). Could be that I am in perimenopause. I was tested about 5 months ago, and was normal. When I saw the gyno in early August, he did not want to re-test (even though it had been five months since last test), and decided to put me on Depo Provera. What a nightmare! I have since learned that Depo comes with some pretty nasty side effects. Not only that, it is used in the prison system on sex offenders and pedeophiles. Anyways, I am sure this is more information than you ever wanted to know about me. So, I will stop here. Thanks for listening, and take good care.
> No, you are not warped. I have those old feelings back with my decrease in dosage. I noticed for a entire 1 1/2 years that I was the only one not reacting or responding to my husband's unacceptable behavior towards me or just agree with everyone around. Like I stated previously a few days ago, I was La, la, la, la. Wouldn't fight back (verbally), wouldn't get pissed off as a normal person would if they were hurt or degraded, etc. Yes, it does feel great to get the "pissed off" emotion back. If you were put on Effexor for mood swings, possibly due to a hormonal imbalance (not sure, just guessing), seeking a doc that has knowledge in Natural Hormone Replacement. They are hard to come by. I also gather that your iron loss was due to excessive bleeding (just reading between the lines). So, you have a great today and tomorrow and don't hang yourself for feeling the real you. Others may not like it because they have gotten comfortable with you being out of touch with what's going on around you. Do a dance for me while you're at it; I've still got a few weeks to go.
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> > Thanks for the response. I think I am scared (in a good way), that I am actually starting to feel like myself again and that I am actually starting to feel something again (I am even enjoying feeling pissed off and irritable. Man, am I warped). I am still a bit anxious and nervous, but it has only been 2 weeks since I stopped the Effexor and started the Celexa (1st week at 10 mg then up to 20 mg). I don't think I am experiencing europhia or hypomania, but I just have the urge to do a "happy" dance. After almost a year of suffering the physical and emotional effects of iron deficiency (actually had to take a number of months off work where I had been working long hours because I was not responding to treatment, and my iron levels would not budge. Luckily, I had tons and tons of accumlated leave since I rarely get sick), then a bad reaction in August to my first Depo Provera shot, I think I may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I don't know if you have ever felt this way before, but there were times today that I actually felt like crying I was so happy to be feeling somewhat happy.
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> > > Join the club. And what's wrong with being weird? Actually, we are quite entertaining people when we are ourselves. Yeah for You!
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