Posted by Alara on December 5, 2002, at 2:42:35
In reply to Medication or therapy?, posted by Dinah on November 15, 2002, at 9:24:01
Hi Dinah,
I was in a similar situation once, going through the `integration phase' of therapy while on Effexor XR. At the time I worried that the medication would make me less responsive to the therapy and that the extra money that I was paying to talk to somebody would go to waste.
I needn't have worried! While the Effexor made me slightly less emotionally aware during the therapy, the right changes were still taking place: They just lay dormant. When I finally came off Effexor almost two years later, I suddenly became conscious of all the loose ends that I had tried to tie up in therapy. To my amazement, I had come full circle. I now have that sense of inner security and complete integration that was missing way in the first place - which means that the objectives of the therapy were met. Today I am not perfect but I am a much healthier human being than was the mess who started therapy back in those days.
Dinah, while you may not feel that you are reaping the full benefits of therapy while under the influence of medication, be assured that there is a part of yourself that is working away, making sure that you continue to work out the issues that need to be resolved. When you finally come off medication, these changes will be apparent.
Hope this helps.Regards,
Alara
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