Posted by bob on April 17, 2000, at 20:19:29
In reply to Re: Med, posted by boB on April 17, 2000, at 17:21:56
kinda gets back to what I said about finding a reason to live, if you ask me. Walking your dog each day is a great place to start. How can you make it a better experience for both of you?
I live in the very northern tip of Manhattan, a section called Inwood with the last "natural" forest left on the island. Also happens to be where the native americans who got hustled by the Dutch back in the 1600's lived. Anyway, I've been promising to take my pups out in the woods for morning walks all this week (spring break! yea!). Today (Mon) and tomorrow look like cold washouts, but Wednesday and Thursday are supposed to be sunny and warm.
I also need to get my Shepard back down to midtown where she grew up. All along 6th Avenue from the mid-50's to 42nd Street or so are a bunch of buildings with fountains ... my Shepard goes absolutely nuts around them! I think its the sound they make, but she starts prancing and dancing and barking like a complete nut.
... then again, like boB said, a trip to the mall can be fun, too.
As for the Effexor, there are others here with more wisdom on that one than I have ... never been on it. The thing to keep in mind is not just giving it time to work, but being ready to accept that it may not be the right med. Me? I respond more to meds that work on norepinephrine and dopamine than seratonin, but SSRIs are so in vogue it took some time before my pdoc and I got around to trying first a TCA and now a stimulant. Hang in there.
cheers,
bob
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