Posted by Violetskyye on June 14, 2006, at 13:44:38
In reply to Re: Tried Effexor for Three Days- Need advice, posted by over 55 on June 14, 2006, at 9:42:20
Hi. I'm 50, and have always suffered from anxiety to varying degrees, all the way back to childhood. Also suffered from lifelong OCD, which gets worse when I'm stressed, but I didn't know what it was until recent years.
I was able to work my way through law school, graduate at the top of my class, become a succesful partner in a big firm, start my own firm, and win huge cases before a jury. Then, 3 years ago, I had a massive panic attack, followed by non-stop anxiety for months. I went on various drugs, and stayed with Remeron for two years, which worked best, but left me a bit foggy-headed.
Weaned myself off all meds for a few months, and was doing fairly well. Here's the weird part. I had cosmetic Botox in my forehead a month ago, and ever since, I have had blurry vision, dizziness and panic attacks. No one believes me that there is a connection, but I was doing fine until then. Hopefully, that will go away on its own, but I've been feeling just terrible. Can barely leave the house or drive, haven't socialized. I don't know if the actual injection did something to me, or if the pain and weird feelings from it just set off anxiety.
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