Posted by TinMan on July 7, 2005, at 15:55:39
In reply to quiting, posted by happyg on July 7, 2005, at 15:34:05
Well, for me, the side effects are pretty much gone (after about 5 weeks) except for the teeth clenching which the Klonopin helps with.
As far as quitting Effexor XR, I don't see why. I feel so much more relaxed, focused, and happy!
If I stop taking my asthma inhalor (one puff a day), I will be on oxygen by the age of 60. (Not too far off for me!) DOes that mean I am ADDICTED to it? No! And yeah, it has side effects, too. Heart palpitations and it contains steroids. But the benefits outweigh the risks, by far. I DO NOT want to be on oxygen at 60~!
So, if I have to take Effexor XR and Klonopin everyday, what is the big deal? That I might get (gasp!) addicted!? Again, the benefits for me outweigh the side effects.
I dislike the stigma that surrounds any mental disease or disorder. No one says anything if you have to take blood pressure medicine or insilun (sp?) for the rest of your life.
Yeah, there is some validity to behavior modification. But there is still a whole lot out there about the chemistry and working of the brain that is undiscovered and unresearched. How about the hormone influence? Can a little "behavior modification" just make that go away? No.
So for all of you that are "quitting", I hope that you are doing it for the right reasons, following protocol/procedures for stopping, seeing a doctor/psychiatrist and perhaps trying something else. (Tom Cruise just THINKS he knows a lot about psychiatry! I agree with Brooke Shields: has Tom Cruise ever experienced post-partum depression? No.)
Just travelling down that yellow brick road,
TinMan
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