Posted by Californiakc on August 24, 2004, at 21:23:53
In reply to Re: Suffering and looking for answers, posted by jeenobeano on August 24, 2004, at 20:45:09
I don't know if this has any relation to the PMS symptoms that you are experiencing, but a few months ago I asked the doctor to do a blood test to see where my hormones were and the results were that I am IN menopause (I'm 52). I mean, I've done gone THROUGH and am actually menopausal! I couldn't tell by my periods as I had a partial hysterectomy when I was 39, but after all that I've been reading, including an article (I can't find it) on how taking Xanax can actually decrease your brain's production of GABA, making your brain "think" that it's producing it, really kind of made me think that we are doing a lot of things to our bodies and brains that we don't realize!
So many physicians take out that prescription pad and give us RXs for anxiety, or depression, etc... When I was put on Effexor-XR and Xanax, I had made an appointment to speak with a counselor. This counselor in turn set me up with an appointment with a psychiatrist who then wrote the prescriptions. There were a few follow ups with the psychiatrist to see how the meds were working, but NEVER any follow up counseling! I felt bad enough (I was close to suicidal) that I took the meds without any questiions, but what I really needed was someone to talk with and get advice from. I never got it.
Good luck with your symptoms!
KC
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