Posted by Pamela Lynn on December 3, 2001, at 13:57:04
In reply to effexor scares me, posted by beezie on December 1, 2001, at 15:02:39
I agree with everyone else here....one day at a time..actually I take 1/2 a day at a time!
I am on Effexor @ 75mg's....One capsule in the AM and two capsules at bedtime..For me too, Effexor literally saved my life. I am 30 and have been on MANY different anti-depressants since I was 14....this is the best I have been feeling in quite sometime.
Consult your Doctor(s) before you do any med. adjustments..ok, please? Again, don't worry about the long haul, just concentrate on the 'here and now' of your life. Ok? Good luck to you!
P.L.
> i just started taking effexor (35.7mg and then i will take 75mg daily) a few days ago and i'm so nauseous that i can barely leave my bed. i also just read posts about withdrawl and they scare me. i have never taken any medication before and had a lot of reservations for a long time, then decided that the depression and anxiety weren't going away on their own and that i needed to try something new.
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> my fear is that i will be taking medication for the rest of my life! everyone who has posted seems to have been on medication for a long time, or they are on a lot of different meds at once. i just started college. i have a lot of life ahead of me and i can't afford (financially and figuratively) to be on meds for all of it. does anyone have any input or advice? should i stop taking it and continue trying to get over the depression on my own?
poster:Pamela Lynn
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