Posted by smokeymadison on May 7, 2004, at 22:49:05
In reply to Effexor XR suicide while tapering off drug, posted by Laurie S on May 7, 2004, at 9:20:31
it is common to have a major setback just when things start going well and you start getting better. i don't know if this was what was going on w/ you. i have cut before when things seemed to just be working out. i don't remember all the psychology behind it, but sometimes it just happens. i am very glad you called 911. that was quick thinking on your part. how did you feel right before you cut? were you numb? agitated? full of negative emotion? just wondering. i have felt these at different times just before i cut, trying to kill myself. luckly i never went that deep. i have avoided the hospital for the most part.
i have watched my mother struggle with depression throughout my life and i take refuge in the fact that things seem to have evened out as she got older. i hope that that will happen for me too.
don't give up! you have had a setback, that is all. it may seem humongous right now, but it won't be so bad later on, really. good luck.
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