Posted by jclint on November 1, 2004, at 16:50:04
In reply to Re: doctors and prescriptions, posted by dancingstar on November 1, 2004, at 15:13:35
"It is unsafe for use. Nothing is going to stop me anyway. Besides, you guys that are taking it can't tell how damaging it is right now because you are in the middle of taking it. You need to find a better way. Bloodletting might be a better option. Have you considered leeches? It's right up there with the same level of barbarism."
Come on dancingstar... you are seriously verging on hysterical here. I worry that this board paints a strongly biased picture of withdrawal - I would like to add again that I am on day 4 of withdrawal and feeling fine, in fact, less lethargic than usual. And what you said about helping people in the long term I find ludicrous... you seem to forget that effexor is not only prescribed to chronic depressives (who I admit will probably not be 'cured' permanently) but to average people to help them through unusually grim circumstances. In these cases, an anti-depressant is not prescribed to treat a lingering illness, but to give support during a hard time. Therefore if it works, its implications for the patient's furure are irrelevant as it provides a chance for the circumstances to pass.
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