Posted by Gabbi on July 22, 2002, at 14:17:19
In reply to Re: New to effexor » xena, posted by katekite on July 22, 2002, at 13:39:04
Kates' point about people writing when things go wrong is really important I think.
When I first saw a Pdoc I was scared silly, having previously taken nothing more than cough syrup.The medication worked but as soon as I started feeling better I'd research the side-effects and stop taking it. For me it was a bad move, depression can reappear so slowly, that you don't see it as "depression" you see it as reality, and twice I've become suicidal because of that.
You probably know this, most people aren't fortunate enough to have their first medication work. And the struggle to keep trying new ones when you are depressed is overwhelming. As well as the fear of "what are these meds doing to me"
I suffered from excruciating anxiety, as well as depression, and several well meaning G.P's put me on ("calming" A.D's) which would make sense. But I only got worse. I was fortunate enough to find a psychiatrist who is an artist with medication, and he gave me dexedrine, which I thought would put me through the roof, it didn't. It augmented my medication enough so that the depression lifted, and when that was gone so was the anxiety.
However I didn't get to see him much (out of town)
and my Gp's were very anti-pill as was I, they would refuse to refill my prescription, or prescribe a benzo for my anxiety, and inevitably I became hopeless and mired in depression againI'm now resigned to my pill cocktail, because for me the side effect of not taking it S.I is worse than all the physical side effects I was warned of.
I'm not saying there aren't significant potential side-effects, but if you can't find a reason to live, you need help. and If you search the web hard enough you could find a site devoted to people who's lives were ruined by Asprin I'm sure. Or how about people who die from eating peanuts?
I personally think keeping it in perspective is crucial. I wish I could have.
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