Posted by sid on February 21, 2002, at 21:20:20
In reply to Re: doing well, posted by ST on February 21, 2002, at 18:38:41
> Sid, That's great to hear. I discovered this board through my search for info on Effexor and now I don't seem to come here as often BECAUSE of the Effexor. It really is helping.
Me too! It feels so nice to be better. I had dysthymia since I was 13, and at 34 it's the first time in my life I don't have symptoms of it. I suddenly feel what it's like to enjoy life. I'm less anxious too. I haven't made much changes either - I just feel content in general, even though there's a lot of uncertainty in my life. I do what I can, as for the rest... we'll see how things go. I would normally be a nervous wreck, now I can be productive again.
> Does anyone else have a hard time differentiating between what is our personality and what is our "disease"?
Yes. I am not sure if I "feel normal" now, or if I could be better. I always had dysthymia in my adult life, then I had 2 episodes of major depression, so I'm not sure. Pehaps I'm still far from being OK, perhaps I'm right there. I can't quite imagine what being better would be like, so I tend to think I'm OK... Who knows. We'll see, with time and dosage tinkering.
> Anyway, I feel unencumbered these days. I hope the Effexor doesn't poop out. I read about that alot on this board...
I'm very happy for you. Don't think about the poop out possibility, enjoy life as much as you can. If it does poop out later, you can increase the dose or you can add something to it or you can try something else, but for now, that's not a problem.
- sid
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