Posted by ROBinLA on July 5, 2006, at 17:15:25
Ok, mine is a sad story of being put on effexor for a decade straight by my doctor. I was 25 at the time and had some anxiety attacks but was an incredibly driven person, having graduated from NYU film school, interned under Steven Spielberg, taking summer sessions to graduate early and other things. Once I was put on the meds though, I became complacent and lazy. I didn't notice it at first and would try and get off the meds but would experience side effects. The doctors kept saying I should stay on it so I did.
Meanwhile, while this was going on I had a cousin that was a huge television producer that over a period of 10 years offered to help me break into the business. I was so lazy and complacent over these years that I just never really followed up on his offers of help. Finally after 10 years and several attempts at getting off of these drugs, I forced myself to. I had a major breakdown. I saw the world with fresh eyes and realized that this poison had put me in a hazy "dream" for a decade. I hadn't accomplished hardly anything with my life. My drive has come back full steam but I'm so lamenting the lost years and lack of taking up my contacts help that I feel all is basically lost. I now have to pick up the pieces of my life and start over at 37. All of my friends are famous screenwriters, producers, etc. I've checked the labels and nowhere does it say effexor could cause lack of drive, ambition, apathy, etc. We should do a class action. I'm not kidding.
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