Posted by khead on December 15, 2002, at 14:18:18
In reply to Effexor --some little big Qs (to Bizzou and all), posted by zinya on November 23, 2002, at 15:22:45
Hi...I'm pretty new on this board, but
here's my .02 on "inappropriate" vs.
"appropriate" anxiety and/or depression.
My "man in the street" understanding of
extreme stress/disasters in life/loss, etc.
is that enough can in fact cause negative biochemical changes in the brain over time.
Classic example is combat related PTD. Doesn't happen to everyone. Probably most get through the bad stuff without meds. But judging by what has happened to you in your post I'd say it would
be REALLY "inappropriate" for you to currently to be a jolly and carefree soul with a 24 hour case of the giggles. Life can suck bigtime, so what's there not to be depressed about. (Pick up the newspaper any day. Plenty to be depressed about.) So, for me, the Effexor XR thing is about limiting as best I can getting so "stuck" in anxiety/depression that my life just stops.
poster:khead
thread:13781
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