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Posted by sunsplashinwaves on August 28, 2005, at 9:39:44
My sister is 18 yrs old and she is currently living at home with my parents. She is going to school. The environment she lives in is sort of a war zone. My mom thinks she is a teenagers again, chasing her teenage love and my dad (who she is still married to) is having a break down. So, my sister, having her own problems has been put on Effexor by her pdoc. My mom does not know what dose and I can't talk to my sister long enough to find out but she is having these terrible outbursts. She has always had them but these are worse. I can call my mom and feel the rage thru the phone. And it's about silly things but things she is passionate about getting done right then. They pdoc told her he would not give her Xanax b/c it was too addictive and the Zoloft was not doing a thing for her. Mom said for the 1st week or so she was happy but now seems angry. From what I have been reading this drug is harder to stop than the Xanax. What do you think from the outside looking in????
Posted by sunsplashinwaves on August 28, 2005, at 9:44:45
In reply to Effexor and My Sister, posted by sunsplashinwaves on August 28, 2005, at 9:39:44
> My sister is 18 yrs old and she is currently living at home with my parents. She is going to school. The environment she lives in is sort of a war zone. My mom thinks she is a teenagers again, chasing her teenage love and my dad (who she is still married to) is having a break down. So, my sister, having her own problems has been put on Effexor by her pdoc. My mom does not know what dose and I can't talk to my sister long enough to find out but she is having these terrible outbursts. She has always had them but these are worse. I can call my mom and feel the rage thru the phone. And it's about silly things but things she is passionate about getting done right then. They pdoc told her he would not give her Xanax b/c it was too addictive and the Zoloft was not doing a thing for her. Mom said for the 1st week or so she was happy but now seems angry. From what I have been reading this drug is harder to stop than the Xanax. What do you think from the outside looking in????
------->>>>> The only other med she takes is birth control. I am sure that effects it too huh? Oh my!
Posted by Racer on August 28, 2005, at 12:22:20
In reply to Re: Effexor and My Sister, posted by sunsplashinwaves on August 28, 2005, at 9:44:45
From the little you've told us, I'd say that it's more than just the drug here. Sounds as though your sister is in a very difficult situation, without adequate support to help her through it. On top of that, it could be that she might be a bit bipolar, which would explain why the AD is limiting her control over her outbursts.
My best advice is to try to talk to your sister, and ask if there's anything you can do to help her. Or, if you don't have that sort of relationship with her -- I'm an only child, don't know much about sibling relationships -- talk to your mother about getting Sis into therapy. A good therapist can help determine if this is biological or psychological or both.
Good luck.
Posted by crazy teresa on August 29, 2005, at 16:47:21
In reply to Effexor and My Sister, posted by sunsplashinwaves on August 28, 2005, at 9:39:44
It usually takes a few weeks for the meds to fully kick in. Maybe she acted better last week because she was relieved to have been given hope with trying a new med.
That is such a hard time of life without all the other stuff going on; I raged through my high school years, but no one considered depression. I went through similar circumstances with my parents although it was my dad running around and my mom losing it, then it was up to me to 'take care of her'--horrible. I was pissed at my dad for YEARS and of course the rebellion I started was out and out war, directed at them both.
I would guess that your sister IS angry by what you've described. I'd be more worried if she wasn't angry.
How far away from your sister are you? It would be a great time for you to spend as much time with her as possible even though she may not particularly want you around. Just for her to know you're there and you love her. If you're not able to be there in person, a card and heartfelt letter would say a lot.
I'm not so sure Effexor is addictive, there are just bad side effects when coming off of it. I doubt she'd ever be looking for an Effexor fix once she's off it.
crazy teresa
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