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Can't make up mind about meds

Posted by Jared on February 22, 2000, at 12:56:24

Hi. I suffer from anxiety/panic disorder and have at various times suffered from depression. Right now I am at a point where I simply want to get on with things. I am having difficulty staying with one med however, and its getting to the point where its driving me and my psychiatrist crazy. I obesess about it almost all day. I take Effexor XR 150mg and my target dose is 225mg. I was on 40mg of Paxil, and I went on and off of that over a period of 3 years. I have tried many different drugs, but have never given any one of them a serious try except for Paxil, which gave me relief for a long time. I wanted to try Effexor because I thought it might be more effective with my general anxiety. Now I am worrying that I may have made the wrong decision. I have read so many things about it and I'm not sure whats true and whats not. I have heard that it has a horrible withdrawl, which I'm not concerned with now, but might be later on down the road. I also get this wierd, dreamy feeling sometimes, like things
are surreal. This isn't all the time though. Sometimes I also feel flat, like a robot/zombie. Are these feelings normal? Are they the drug, or is it just my imagination/placebo effect? I keep thinking I should go back to Paxil, but then I think that things might get better if I just stick with it. I haven't been able to stay at a consistent dose for more than a week, as it takes time to increase it. I have a large supply of Paxil so I could always go back to it. But I have been off/on it so many times and it would be without my pdoc's consent. Is there anyone out there who has had a similiar experience or experience long term with efferxor? I would appreciate any feedback whatsoever. Thanks.


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