Posted by LILIAN on April 3, 2001, at 2:04:52
In reply to Re: I must be one of the rare ones » LILIAN, posted by SLS on April 1, 2001, at 17:05:36
> > Yes the effexor xr has helped my depression, at my high I was taking 225mgs, I felt numb(NO FEELINGS) no motivation and I slept 18hrs a day I had no desire for sex (WHICH I HAD NOT WANTED FOR ALMOST A YEAR)..this was not the way I wanted to live! but on the good side I was not feeling suicidal anymore. To cut a long story short! I went down to 75mgs and I found I started to feel!the depression, anxiety, social phobia all started to lift and YES I FOUND I HAD AN RENEWED INTEREST IN SEX...WHICH I ADAMS DON'T THINK IS A BAD THING!!!
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> Hi Lilian.
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> This is great. How long have you been taking 75mg? IHAVE BEEN TAKING 75MG FOR 4WEEKS NOW!
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> I wonder how many other people experience this therapeutic window - too much is no good.
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What kind of depression were you suffering from?
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MAJOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY!
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How would you describe it?
I HAD BEEN SUFFERING WITH MAJOR FATIGUE(I COULD SLEEP 24HRS STRAIGHT) NO MOTIVATION, I DID NOT WANT TO BE AROUND PEOPLE, I COULD NOT ANSWER THE PHONE OR DOOR, I DID NOT WANT TO BE AT ANY SOCIAL EVENTS,NO CONCENTRATION, SHORT TERM MEMORY WAS SHOT,I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE MY JOB, I HAD A VERY QUICK FUSE,I FELT SUICIDAL LIFE WAS NOT WORTH LIVING.
What other medication are you taking?
> NONE,BUT I HAVE JUST BEEN ADVICED TO TAKE IMOVANE SINCE I NOW FIND IT HARD TO SLEEP MORE THAN 4HRS SINCE BEING ON THE LOWER DOSE OF EFFEXOR XR.
I FEEL THE HIGHER DOSE OF 225MG THAT I TOOK FOR 6 MTHS REALLY IS WHAT STABALIZED ME ENOUGH MENTALLY(ALTHOUGH I FELT IT KEPT ME TO NUMB)TO ALLOW ME TO TRY AND LOWER MY DOSE AND TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS!! IT IS ONLY NOW AFTER A TOTAL OF 6.5MTHS OFF WORK THAT I FEEL I CAN SIT AT A COMP' AND TYPE, I CAN READ A PAGE WITHOUT HAVING TO REREAD IT AGAIN AND AGAIN TO UNDERSTAND IT, I CAN HAVE FUN AND ACTUALLY ENJOY MYSELF..A RARITY FOR A LONG TIME!! THANKS FOR ASKING
LILIAN
> Thanks for any feedback.
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> - Scott
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