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Posted by TrishP on October 27, 2005, at 11:31:28
I stop taking all meds - for a total of 3 whole days. My bladder felt great - no more urgency, pain, frequency, etc.
But, then yesterday, I lost it. I guess its being off the Effexor. I feel like I am losing my mind.
Since I couldn't stop crying, I gulped down a klonopin and a trazodone. Slept great (the Traz makes my eyes swell up), but looked like crap this morning.
I also took some Well and Eff this morning. I feel like I will always have to take tons of drugs for the rest of my life. I feel crazy.
I feel like I can't control myself or the insanity I feel.
I know a lot of it is the Effexor withdrawl I was feeling.
Sometimes I hate my life. I feel so helpless to this disease and all the meds.
I wish I could just take a mood stabilizer that would control my crazy fits and an antidepressant.
I hate it.
Posted by Phillipa on October 27, 2005, at 20:58:56
In reply to Feel like I'm losing it!, posted by TrishP on October 27, 2005, at 11:31:28
I know what you mean. Just to be med free would be wonderful. And think of all the money you'd save. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by 4wd on October 28, 2005, at 20:43:38
In reply to Feel like I'm losing it!, posted by TrishP on October 27, 2005, at 11:31:28
> I stop taking all meds - for a total of 3 whole days. My bladder felt great - no more urgency, pain, frequency, etc.
>
> But, then yesterday, I lost it. I guess its being off the Effexor. I feel like I am losing my mind.
>
> Since I couldn't stop crying, I gulped down a klonopin and a trazodone. Slept great (the Traz makes my eyes swell up), but looked like crap this morning.
>
> I also took some Well and Eff this morning. I feel like I will always have to take tons of drugs for the rest of my life. I feel crazy.
>
> I feel like I can't control myself or the insanity I feel.
>
> I know a lot of it is the Effexor withdrawl I was feeling.
>
> Sometimes I hate my life. I feel so helpless to this disease and all the meds.
>
> I wish I could just take a mood stabilizer that would control my crazy fits and an antidepressant.
>
> I hate it.
>
I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I know how you feel. I keep trying to get off meds (for me, it's because the SSRIs cause muscle spasms that hurt really badly). And so I think the pain is worse than the depression would be so I try to quit. Then the depression is worse and I start to feel crazy again, just like you said, so I'm forced to go back to the meds.Going off Effexor rapidly or cold turkey will definitely make you feel crazy. Last time I stopped it, I tapered over a three month period and managed okay. That was years ago, though. Do all ADs give you the bladder pain?
Marsha
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