Posted by Theresa M on June 4, 2001, at 9:00:52
i WAS DIAGNOISED WITH HAVING ANXIETY ATTACKS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS AGO. FIRST, I WAS PUT ON CELEXA, I STILL HAD ATTACKS, SO MY DR UPPED CELEXIA. STILL HAVING ATTACKS. DR THEN PUT ME ON EFFEXOR XR. I WAS ON 300MG OF CELEXIA, SO HE PUT ME ON 300MG OF EFFEXOR XR. AFTER BEING ON EFFEXOR FOR, I GUESS PRETTY MUCH A YEAR NOW, IT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF SEXUAL PROLBEMS FOR MY HUSBAND AND I. LUCKILY, I HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND, AND HE TRYS TO UNDERSTAND, ALTHOUGH HE REALLY DOSENT. i ASKED MY DR IF I COULD BE PUT ON SOMETHING ELSE, HE SAID WE COULD TRY WELLBUTRIN SR @ 300 MG A DAY. I ENDED UP HAVING TO GO BACK ON EFFEXOR XR BECAUSE I COULDNT HANDLE THE WITHDRAWL. I CALLED MY DR, AND HE TOLD ME TO ONLY TAKE 1 150 MG OF WELLBUTRIN SR. THEN IT STILL DIDNT GET BETTER, SO HE TOLD ME TO STAY ON EFFEXOR. i HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON EFFEXOR XR, AND HAVE FOUND OUT YOU ARE SUPOSE TO HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH YOUR DR, AND THAT IF A PATIENT GOES OFF EFFEXOR, YOU HAVE TO BE WEENED OFF, SLOWLY. i HAVE TRIED TO WEEN MYSELF OFF EFFEXOR-XR.
I AM COMPLETELY TERRIFIED OF THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW, ALSO, I FLY OFF THE HANDLE MORE THAN EVER. I FEEL 10 TIMES WORSE THAN I DID 1.5 YEARS AGO. I HAVE TO WORK, AND DRIVE. I CAN NOT CONCENTRATE, MY HANDS SHAKE ALMOST ALL THE TIME, I AM ETREMELY NERVOUS, AND CRY AT ANYTHING. IF MY SYMPTOMS DO NOT GET ANY BETTER,I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TALKING TO A LAWYER, ALL THE PAPER WORK I GOT FROM MY DR, AND OR THE PHARMACY, SAID NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I AM TRULY SCARED OF THE WAY I FEEL.
poster:Theresa M
thread:65325
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