Posted by Isabella on August 5, 2004, at 1:22:26
I have recently moved to a different city and have lost the priveledge of having insurance to fund my much needed anxiety medication - I'm down to 1/2 month's worth of Effexor XR - I've been taking it for a year and have found that it stops the crying spells (3-4 hrs at a time usually) and I'm able to maintain a solid line of thought. Despite the success, there are many things that disturb me about taking the medication.
#1 Money
I don't have the money right now to continue with a $300 some payment monthly.
#2
I would like someday to have children - what are the chances that this drug that hasn't been around long enough to say isn't screwing up my natural process for reporducing? It can be very scary to think about the reprocusions...
#3
I believe the Effexor has worked, but I have lost a lot of my "feelings". I am able to work - and work I do, like a machine in fact. It almost seems as if I've become, well, German in nature.
Anyway...to make a long story short, I'd like to consider going off of the drug, but i'm scared of what will become of me. I fear becoming adversly depressed and unable to function, or overemotional. Has anyone else experienced these reactions? I don't think that I will go on any medication soon in the future. I'd like to go it with a naturopath (sp?) or something of that sort. In other words, I'd like to keep it as natural as possible - I know my family has a history of depression, but is there a way around that without medication?Any input is welcome. I feel pretty alone since I function in a world where it seems everyone else is born without this "problem". Thanks.
poster:Isabella
thread:374237
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