Posted by john1022 on January 12, 2004, at 15:01:19
I was once able to take Effexor with no side effects and it worked very well for me on two different occasions in time.
The third time I took it (along with Elavil) I had extreme opposite reactions of feeling much more depressed each day I took it for weeks, extreme anxiety, suicidal thoughts where before that I have never had any, worse sleep problems, jaw tighten, ringing in ears, nightmares and sensitivity to sound.
I used also always be able to eat fish also, but now I become really depressed and feel absolutely horrible only hours after eating fish or taking fish oil. I also seem to feel worse after I take a multi vitiman or eat walnuts (which have omega 3's fatty acids in them)
Does anyone have a clue as to what might be going on with me and any recommendations for meds? My doctor diagnosed me as Bipolar mixed/NOS (not otherwise specified). I seem to have not so much depression as a little bit of anxiety, extreme insomnia when I feel this way, a spaciness feeling and a little bit of brainfog.
If I was bipolar, wouldn't have I had the same reaction to Effexor in the past? It once worked like a charm and fixed all of these problems in a matter of 3 weeks, now I can't seem to take anything.
I had a hair test done and it came back as having extremely high levels of copper. My doctor mentioned that copper toxicity could have something to do with the medication sensitivity.
I have been on lithium orotate for a few months and that actually made me feel better, but I am not 100% and still having real problems sleeping. I actually have felt a little better after taking Taurine and Zinc supplements as well (which I was low in and has to do with copper deficiency), but I am not 100%
I am just wondering what I should do or suggest next as I am starting to get worried about my sleep and want to feel well again. Thanks
poster:john1022
thread:299888
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040109/msgs/299888.html