Posted by sue doe on March 14, 2002, at 20:54:31
In reply to Re: Day 14 effexor-free do I have flu or withdrwl?, posted by Reneeb on March 14, 2002, at 20:34:36
How much effexor were you on and how long?
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> ReneeRenee:
My first mental "pill" was depakote, which I started taking in the summer of 2000. In the fall of 2001 I switched to effexor on the recommendation of my brother who is using it, and since I had just enrolled in college, I could afford it. Not through a Pdoc but through a nurse practitioner. I answered all of the "are you depressed?" questions accurately and she prescribed it. But manic type symptoms had esculated, especially compulsive eating, yet my mind was quite dull and I was unable to engage in life with any sort of vitality. I worked my way up to a 75mg tab in the morning and a 37.5 at night. I reduced this gradually, and finally went from 37.5 to nothing. since I am my own doc so to speak, I have no access to prozac. A warm mineral bath did me well this afternoon and I had the energy for the first time in ages to go outside and transplant a flowering almond bush. The smell of fresh cut sod was wonderful. And I was actually working. (Previously I maintained 6 acres of grapes, a garden, homeschooling 9 children and manageing sales for our winery. I watched all these things drop away one at a time over a course of about 4 years. Now for the first time I went, shovel in hand, and transplanted that bush.) My fifteen year old son ran away this week and I saw the transplantation as symbolic.
thanks for your question, hope I didn't say too much!
Sue Doe (Nym)
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