Posted by Janie on March 24, 2001, at 19:29:09
In reply to Re: please be civil, posted by Pamela on March 24, 2001, at 18:20:46
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> Dear Dr. Bob,
> You are absolutely correct and I apologize, once again yet another side effect popping out. ANGER and AGRESSION. I am very grateful for your site
> and I will not respond to a Janie or anyone else in this fashion again. It's really my style anyway.
> Thanks for the scolding and thanks to Leo as well.
> Sincerely,
> Pamela
__________With all due respect to Dr. Bob and Pamela,
I also agree that things did get a BIT out of hand. I fell onto this site by accident one day while doing some research on Effexor. It appeared to be an interesting discussion of the drug, and I had the initial impression that posters were not emotionally skewed, either pro or con toward its usage. Some things in life we learn the hard way.I was placed on Effexor in June of 2000 secondary to "hitting the wall' after spending 10 years in one of America's most violent and busy emergency rooms, working behind metal detectors and beside armed security guards. My problem was not depression, but anxiety resulting from day-after-day attempts to care for as many as 120-130 patients simultaneouly with nursing shortages and life and death on the line about every 45 minutes. I do believe I live in the real world; the real world is my problem.
I have made a sincere effort in my posts to clarify my position on Effexor usage and withdrawal, the patient's right to refuse further treatment secondary to adverse side effects, as well as the patient's responsibility to take charge of his/her life. Hopefully, some of my remarks have been useful and informative.
And now for an evening of J.S. Bach...the greatest Elixir of all.
PEACE and Be Well
Janie
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