Posted by jtc on March 2, 2003, at 20:44:55
In reply to Re: twitching/tremors on Effexor?, posted by lovemybabies on March 2, 2003, at 8:56:48
> Krissy,
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> There are so many people like this. I just found out yesterday my sister-in-law feels exactly the same way. We're definitely not alone. I think some people are better than others at putting on a good 'front.' Also, I have a theory that people with "hamster-wheel" brain(love that term) are just a little SMARTER than your average, non-anxiety-ridden Joe. Maybe? I mean, we just have the capacity to THINK about things on such a deeper level. In another era, maybe we'd have been the great philosophers of our day? I think the key is learning how to channel all this 'brain-power' to things positive and productive. Focus less on ourselves and the negative, circular thought. Do things that make you feel good and take care of you.
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> JenHi Jen and Krissy,
I totally agree with you Jen that we may be smarter than the average "Joe". That is probably why we have all this anxiety. I have a mind that is always ruminating and worrying about things I really can't do anything about thus causing my anxiety and panic disorder. Eventually I will get so anxious and exhausted from the anxiety that I get depression. At the same time I think I would like to go back to school but I am afraid of failure at even the school thing. I am 38 and have two girls and never finished college and I am still unsure of what courses I would like to take. I think my husband just does not understand this whole anxiety and chemical imbalance thing. He thinks I will get better if I just stop taking all medications (I take Klonopin and Effexor XR) and just join the YMCA and work out. He just doesn't understand that when I stop taking the medications my anxiety always comes back. I am always trying to analyze everything and find a reason for everything, maybe I should have been a psychologist or psychiatrist but I can't fix my own emotional status so I don't think I could fix someone else either. Anyway thanks for your postings. They are really helpful and I am sorry to be rambling on and on. I think I am going to try to go off Effexor and just stay on Klonopin if my psychiatrist will let me. Take care,JC
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