Posted by winddancer on March 6, 2005, at 21:36:54
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR? YES! » Germaine, posted by Phillipa on March 6, 2005, at 20:41:52
I just thought I should share that I am now decreasing the effexor with no ill effects - sometimes in the evenings I feel a little anxious - like a restless legs syndrome - anybody else?? I'm not sure that's diff from when I was on 150. I was on 150 mg/day and am now down to 75mg for 3 weeks. My doc feels I should stay on that for a while longer before decreasing any more - I still have occasional excruciating headaches and insomnia and restlessness, and think it's caused by the effexor instead of being a cure for it. I had to start taking Hi-blood pressure meds so I hope that I can get off that if I get off the effexor. I have a lot of general body ache and my doc was reading the side-effects of the lisinopril and that's one of them. I occasionally take Ambian to get a good night's sleep.
Anyway, the person, Germaine?, who said they were self-medicating with supplements - why do you call it self-medicating? I feel like that is a better way to go than pharmaceuticals and that you might want to consider getting the guidance of a Naturopath. In my state they are covered by most medical insurance but not in all states. Even out of pocket, it might be worth it since the AD's don't seem to work for you. Are you doing some other healthy living options like regular exercise, eliminating sugar from your diet and increasing the fruits and veggies? Also, I've found that moving to music, either couples dancing classes or free form dancing or dance aerobics is of great benefit for lifting depression, more than just straight exercise in a gym or doing a treadmill. Sometimes I just put on some good music in my apt and dance alone to it. Oh well, hope you find something to put a smile on your face.
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