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Re: Weaning from Effexor - Nightmares

Posted by sillyhead on September 5, 2002, at 6:52:01

In reply to Re: Weaning from Effexor - Nightmares, posted by Alara on September 5, 2002, at 4:23:39

> One more comment (if that's OK): After reading some of your posts, I realise that I was luckier than most in that my withdrawal recovery was a relatively speedy one. Yes, I came as close to hell as I have ever been, but thankfully I didn't have to stay there for long.
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> I completely sympathise with anyone who is coming off a larger dose and hope that your recovery is as painless and quick as possible. Keep your faith. :-)

Hi everyone! Alara, your post was very well articulated and appreciated!

Some of you may remember that I wrote a while ago about my insomnia and inorgasmia, which seemed to lessen as I adjusted to my dosage of 150 mg. (You may recall my excited message that I had an orgasm.) I currently experience the night sweats. I can cope with it, but it is sort of annoying when I wake up in the middle of the night cold, because I am lying in my wet bed!

In general, I am feeling a lot better about myself and I appear to be in remission from my depression. Today, I finally see a pdoc and I am greatly looking forward to psychotherapy.

Another reason that I am feeling more in control of my life, is that I broke up with my boyfriend of two and a half years. I realized that while I love him, we are not right for each other in the long run (i.e., to get married). At age 27, I feel that it is not fair to stay in a relationship if I know that it's not forever.

Anyway, I share these experiences because I think that a lot of my depression originated from staying in a relationship that wasn't right for me. I believe the effexor helped me bring that realization to the surface.

The biggest lesson I have learned is that I am still growing and I hope that the combo of effexor and psychotherapy will allow me to adjust my assumptive world and allow me to better my interactions with others and with myself.

sillyhead


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