Posted by napaba on March 3, 2003, at 8:25:26
In reply to Re: twitching/tremors on Effexor?, posted by KrissyP on March 3, 2003, at 0:04:30
>I don't know how old the two of you are, but I'm almost 42 and have had problems with depression and anxiety as long as I can remember. I have three wonderful children, who really keep me going and are the reason I finally got help. I work full-time and have gone back to school. For me it actually helps. All that extra analizing is great. I have 3.89 grade point average. I have six classes left and then I'm contemplating law school. I started with one class, one I knew a lot about so I could work my way back into the school and study thing. I also went to a college that offers accelerated classes. The classes are
usually filled with adults between 30-50 years old, so there is a lot of talk, not all lecture. I would recomemded taking a class. If your not comfortable you've only committed yourself to one class, but on the up side you'll meet new people and may really like it.Good luck to you in what ever you decide.
Hi JC:-)
> I also have a mind that is always ruminating but I have gotten so much better. My problem is that I get angry when a person-whether it be a friend, family, etc. doesn't SAY what I want them to say. This has caused a lot of uproar in my life but only for me-I get tummy aches, and headaches all because I give power to another person-I now try to remind myself NEVER to allow anyone to rent space in my head-especially when it is someone who doesn't accept you for who you are. That's life-some do and some do not-I am now trying to surround myself with uplifting, supportive people and keep faith and hope in myself-I deserve it and so do you both. Life is a trip.JC-I 'm sure you have 2 beautiful girls and that alone is wonderful. When you are ready, school will always be there. I graduated high school in 1988 and I am just now finishing up my BA. I struggled with the same feelings you talk about here. YOU CAN DO IT! Your husband, a nice person no doubt, sounds EXACTLY like a friend of mine-she just doesn't understand and says, "Join a gym, get off meds, yada yada yada-It sux. Do what's best for you and take care of YOU:-)
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> Hi Jen and Krissy,
> I totally agree with you Jen that we may be smarter than the average "Joe". That is probably why we have all this anxiety. I have a mind that is always ruminating and worrying about things I really can't do anything about thus causing my anxiety and panic disorder. Eventually I will get so anxious and exhausted from the anxiety that I get depression. At the same time I think I would like to go back to school but I am afraid of failure at even the school thing. I am 38 and have two girls and never finished college and I am still unsure of what courses I would like to take. I think my husband just does not understand this whole anxiety and chemical imbalance thing. He thinks I will get better if I just stop taking all medications (I take Klonopin and Effexor XR) and just join the YMCA and work out. He just doesn't understand that when I stop taking the medications my anxiety always comes back. I am always trying to analyze everything and find a reason for everything, maybe I should have been a psychologist or psychiatrist but I can't fix my own emotional status so I don't think I could fix someone else either. Anyway thanks for your postings. They are really helpful and I am sorry to be rambling on and on. I think I am going to try to go off Effexor and just stay on Klonopin if my psychiatrist will let me. Take care,
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