Posted by Leo on March 26, 2001, at 12:02:46
In reply to Re: A Very Interesting Forum................ » Leo, posted by Seraphim on March 26, 2001, at 10:00:30
I will post all that I have compiled up to this point when I get a chance. I think we will all find it very interesting as well as enlightening.
Be reassured that you are not going crazy. Try not to deal with the past. Going back only keeps you from going forward. Assess where you are now and focus on getting better. Eat right and start getting some exercise. Excercising is going to be the tough part. I printed out quite a few of the posts, as they related to me, and let those around me that didn't understand why I was "acting" the way I was, read them. It helped them to understand what I was experincing. In the meantime, drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. This will help you to void the drug from your body. When the withdrawal becomes incapacitating, lay down if you can. This is the hard part, but laying as still as you can helps to lesson the effects of the withdrawal. You will get through this. Not overnight, but it will subside. I am now eight weeks away from this horrific drug and its effects. I am still dealing with the fatigue issue. Moderate to severe. My thinking is extremely clear and my mental state is beyond fantastic. None of the depression or anxiety that I was experincing while on the drug now exists. I had an incident yesterday where I experinced what I would classify as a severe "flashback" of the withdrawal symptoms. I called my doctor, who is a good friend of mine. I described what was going on and he had me meet him at the hospital. I asked him why and he said that it sounded like I was having a stroke only without the numbness. I had to have my daughter do the driving because I couldn't. (She was lovin life, she just got here license)When we got there, I was examined and he immediately sent me up for a CT. I hate CT's.
To make a long story short.....there was no evidence that I had had a stroke. While at the hospital, I was still experienced extreme dizziness, light headedness and slurred speech. Nobody at the hospital could give me a medical answer as to why this was occuring. The "falshback" lasted for about 7 hours and then subsided. Today, I feel like I have the flu. Especially the aching muscles. Otherwise, I feel fine.Hang in there. You'll get through this. Start working on a plan to rehab your physical body. That will make a difference. It will help improve your state of mind. Be aware of what's going on through the withdrawal process so you can identify the longterm effects that seem to be rearing their ugly heads with a large number of ex-effexor users.
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