Posted by Bonnie_CA on June 21, 2006, at 15:56:34 [reposted on June 23, 2006, at 0:10:57 | original URL]
In reply to Re: PANES-persistent adverse neurological events, posted by linkadge on June 21, 2006, at 15:28:27
> Anyhow you are right, could you imagine being born into this world only to suffer effexor withdrawl? What a sh*tty way to enter the world.
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> Effexor withdrawl can scar an adult for life. It is likely to do much more psychological dammage to a developing brain.
>Effexor withdrawel was so awful, I can't imagine being born into the world feeling that way. I wanted to die... can you imagine a newborn somehow wanting to die? SIDS?
I wonder about permanent damage. I only took it for three months, but I wonder if it is damage from the Effexor that is causing me to have so many problems on Prozac. On the other hand, it could just be that Prozac isn't the right one.
It seems like it takes physical (easily seen) birth defects to cause the FDA and other countries' drug administrations to disapprove of a drug. (Thalydimide, anyone? I still see armless people around.) The problem with drugs like Effexor is that there ARE people that are very successful and happy with the drug, so they highlight those cases and ignore the cries of the people (and babies) who have EDS. I just sent the rest of my old prescription to someone who is very happy with Effexor. I told her it was pure poison to me. What I wonder is with those cases from the 70s with the antipsychotics, were there people that were successful and pleased with their results? Also, does anyone remember when they pulled quinine from over the counter, just because some people died? My dad took quinine a lot for leg cramps, and when they did that, we didn't have insurance (back then), so it caused real problems (he had to drink A LOT of tonic water). Why does the FDA do that? Oh wait, don't answer, I think I know... no one was giving the FDA kickbacks for keeping quinine OTC. Right. I wonder how much Wyeth is giving the FDA to keep only the positive results alive?
The FDA should be disbanded and reorganized. But, I guess at the end of the day, it's still a GOVERNMENT agency. I can't expect anything less from the government. :-\
Wow, sorry I just ranted a lot, but I feel very strongly about Effexor, since I had a hellish time getting off of it. (Worse than Paxil by far.)
-Bonnie
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