Posted by dancingstar on May 13, 2006, at 14:26:12
In reply to Effexor withdrawal and Lamictal/EmSam questions, posted by Miriamne on May 13, 2006, at 10:49:33
Hi Miriamne,
I don't know the answers to all of your questions, but I am quite sure that the new physcial (and likely emotional) discomfort that you're feeling is from the Effexor withdrawal.
I have read that people that are bipolar should not even take SSRI's/SNRI's in the first place; so I'm not sure what the doctors are thinking.
Please do some research on the internet to see what you can find out. After I stopped taking Effexor, I realized that there was a ton of information available that I had no idea about during the time that I was taking it. Many of us got into these problems in the first place because of misinformed doctors who prescribed drugs that were inappropriate for us, though I believe it's the drug companies that have misrepresented their drugs to them.
I'm sorry that I can't be of more help. Best of luck to you, and I hope you feel much better soon.
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