Posted by Mithotyn on August 14, 2003, at 23:42:34
In reply to Re: Effexor feels like an Ectasy....so is it safe ?, posted by Mark Schaitel on August 20, 2002, at 2:59:19
This is lovely i hate doctors i've been taking klonopin for 4 years for GAD and my shrink was dead set 4-5 months ago on taking me off to put me on this i left that shrink and am being treated by my physician now same 2MG klonopin twice a day..
effexor sounds like one hell of a potent speed i cant beleive they use it for anxiety disorders.. un-be-f*cking-leivable but it doesent surprise me when i was a kid they had me on all kinds of crap just about every anti-physcotic (haldol, thioxolene, melleril, risperdol) just about every anti-depressant at the time and for no other reason than i just didnt feel like going to school.
I came across this thread in contemplation of wether my decision to literaly tell off my phyciatrist violently and leave her was a good decision and from the information on effexor i've gathered mostly from rxlist.com which is very exstensive i would say YES!
They say it can be used to treat anxiety but at the same time it does the exact opposite of a REAL sedative or tranquilizer like ativan or klonopin. the real sedatives depress the central nervous system and decrease its electrical activity and is time tested and works in many more people than not whileas these SSRI's and Seratonin re-uptake inhibiator drugs are constently under-going back-and-forth "new findings" which are usualy always the terrible and traumatizing side effects that follow long term use long after the drug companies said the drugs were "relatively safe"
I would like to try this effexor now just to know. Some things you just need to know. Most of my anguish comes from the fact the absolute miracle drug that i am on is a class 4 controlled substance that forced me to loose my 2 handguns due to michigan gun control laws and is illegal to drive on even although it doesent affect my motor skills at all.
I would bet my health (probably going to literaly) that this effexor is far more of a threat to medicine than any benzodiazapine but it's reputation like all anti-depressants will likely be pampered.
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