Posted by livingghost on June 17, 2002, at 19:23:48
In reply to Effexor XR Side Effects, posted by Angel Girl on February 24, 2002, at 17:46:15
Hi-
I've been taking effexor for over three years. I had to do it in order to keep myself alive because my life was insane pain before- to me and to everyone around me. I believe it was hell, I was one of Hell's creatures. Now I am the closest to my previous "normal" self- the self before the depression- now that I'm taking the drug.
The catch is, I had to trade my sex life for my sanity. I consider myself a "non-sexual." I also have what others in this chat room have called hypersomnia (I think) in which I sleep so much that it seriously hinders my career and relationships. Obviously the lack of sex adds incredible amounts of stress to my soul-mate relationship, especially in this human society in which all things are linked to sex. BUT NOTHING WILL EVER BE AS BAD AS THE PAIN WAS BEFORE MY DEPRESSION WAS CURED BY EFFEXOR. I also condider effexor something my life depends on because if I don't take it, I will most definately self destruct in a short matter of time.
I have tried other drugs- Wellbutrin, which made me too giddy and silly; and I tried Prozac, which caused me to loose my creativity, which is unacceptable to me when it is the most inherent part of my personality that I've grown up with.
For my ugly side effects, I wonder if there's another drug that would work better, but it's an incredible hassle in a million ways- I could write a book.
Good luck to you all out there who know the things I know, and if you haven't hit all the bumps I have yet... please remember that there is a universe out there of things to live for that you don't even know about yet, and that there are many different solutions that you probably don't know about yet, either. DON'T GIVE UP, life can change dramatically in any situation.
poster:livingghost
thread:95340
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