Posted by zinya on August 16, 2003, at 16:56:01
In reply to Effexor Club: everyone » zinya, posted by KimberlyDi on August 13, 2003, at 16:28:30
hi Kim! (and a p.s. to Willie)
good to hear from you! boy, i hear you about costs! I was stunned to discover that if you go up to 300 XR, it's twice as expensive as 150 XR (I've GOT to get enough energy to get myself some insurance again!!) but hearing you say that even insurance has an upper limit dosage it will cover is important to realize too.
Do you have Blue Shield by any chance? That's what i'm probably going for.
It seems possible that even these issues could be adding to some degree of depression - to know that Effexor which you've liked is going to have to be combined with something else...
Gosh, it's amazing how differently we each react. I cry a lot LESS easily on Effexor, although i do still cry - i had started to wonder at one point if i was going to be like the ones who say they feel NOTHING on Effexor and like zombies... I think for me i'm sort of okay crying-wise. I haven't dried up entirely but there have been a couple of times i was surprised that something didn't find me crying and i almost wished i were ... But then other times i do. And that is something that seems kind of "normal" (not that i believe in such a thing as 'normal')...
If you've been typically deferential, then your assertiveness would be something to appreciate it seems. The trick probably comes in finding the ways to release it before it builds up, which is a struggle for all of us.
Does your husband understand what you're going through and what you're taking? And, if so, does he tend to "monitor" you or give you unsolicited "feedback" on changes he sees in you? That could be tricky to deal with too...
But to costs, it's outrageous that a drug that's been out as long as Effexor isn't generic already. SUCH ripoffs which this administration has encouraged by extending pharmacy copyrights MORE years when they should have become generic already... aaargh.
good vibe wishes and hugs,
zinya (yikes, i just realized i think i signed off the previous post i just sent to Willie with my other, e-mail name and not "zinya" :)) -- i've gotten too used to e-mail again i think :)) so Willie if you are confused as to who signed off on the previous post, it's me, zinya :))
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