Posted by Lynnads on December 31, 2002, at 14:48:50
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by Dimbulb on December 31, 2002, at 14:01:03
> grrrr.........I spent a half hour typing a post then had to register, then my post wasnt available anymore. My first post was a literary jewel and now I am so ^#%$& this one is going to suck...
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> my comment or question started with my doctor prescribing Effexor which I havent started yet but this is my fifth or sixth anti depressant and my question relates to:
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> Will any antidepressant help me if my depression is caused by real world things and not by the infamous inbalance in my brain as I am told? I wont bore you with my problems but let me just say my problems would depress just about anyone and they are not things that will go away. They stem from medical problems and not something imaginary. Does any of the above make any sense at all?
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> Also my worry about the going off my anti depressant for ten days before I start on Effexor revolves around the possibility that the current anti depressant is actually helping me without me realizing it. If this is true I am going to be a basket case when I am on nothing for a short period.
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> I have a call in to my pharmacist and my doctor to further discuss this but I will not go off of my current medication until I hear something from somebody. I would very much like to hear from someone here who may have had similar thoughts to mine. And if there is anyone out there who is having similar thoughts to mine......sorry....
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> BradBrad,
If I were you, I wouldn't go off whatever meds you are on cold turkey. It could very possibly make you a basket case, not to mention other worse side effects. I am now on my fourth anti-depressant, and admitting that makes me feel like I shouldn't be throwing out any advice.When I started I had similar concerns to yours. I didn't understand how a pill could change my thought process. Since childhood, I hadn't known what it was like to be "happy". I too have had difficulties in my life ranging from family issues, medical problems, to worldly incidents.
Now on Effexor XR, life seems to be a bit more bearable. I still have what I'd like to explain as numbed thoughts lying on the back burner of my brain, but at least it isn't constantly prodding me.
But asside from all that rambling, I guess what I am trying to say is give the new meds (hopefully Effexor) a chance, but have your doctor taper off whatever it is you are currently taking.
Good Luck
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