Posted by Patricia Risi on February 18, 2006, at 16:38:01
In reply to Re: My non-success on Effexor XR, posted by Bets43 on February 18, 2006, at 12:51:54
> Hi Everyone....It makes me sad that so many people have problems getting on the right combo/med. My step daughter is scheizo-affective (sp?), she had her first break at 15. We watched her go through alot and it was really hard on us. Even today she still has 3 different meds she takes. I myself take effexor. I had 5 continuous years of high stress which really did a number on me. I started out with Paxil which made me a zombie! I got off that and eventually ended up taking zoloft which was much better for me but after awhile it lost it's affectiveness. I was on 50m and did not want to take a higher dose however my thinking was torturing! The effexor helped that immediately, however I have not found it as affective on my depression. I take 150mg which is ironic after I got on it because I didn't want to take a higher dose of zoloft....A friend of mine takes celexa and has suggested I try it. She tried effexor and did not like it.
I have been told that if you take 100mg of one medication the equivalent dose of another medication may be 200mg(or something to that effect) So you shouldnt really get caught up with the numbers (mg) of medications...also a doctor told me that if, for example, I was taking 500mg of one medication and someone else is taking 100mg of the same medication...it dosnt mean my condition is worse than theirs...it has to do with the way my body metabolizes the drug. So dont feel like you are embarassed if you are on a high dose of medication...it dosnt mean you are alot worse than anyone else...it just means your body is different...the same goes for the different meds...you cant compare the mg of one medication to the mg of another....DONT GET CAUGHT UP IN THE NUMBERS!! This is your health and although it may be a bit of a shot to the ego to have to slow down and force yourself to deal with the issues...at least you are doing it....I think everyone in this world has issues!!! AT least we are strong enough and smart enough to deal with ours!
poster:Patricia Risi
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