Posted by Gracie on September 25, 2000, at 13:12:54
In reply to Nasty bad thought patterns and no sleep, posted by Racer on September 25, 2000, at 4:35:08
I had a similar reaction to Proazc - only worse. Actually got to the point of being suicidal. As soon as I stopped the prozac -- the symptoms left.
My body doesn't handle SSRI's well at all.Not saying this is the case with you. Just food for thought.
> OK, I've posted the whole thing where it belongs: psychosocial, but here's a couple of questions about the drug part:
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> I take 225mg Effexor XR and 20mg Prozac. Lately, I'm not sleeping, or hardly sleeping at all. I'm barely awake, hardly coherent, and miserable.
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> Mind you -- I can nap fine on the sofa in the daytime... Just, you know, actually sleeping, in bed, all night. That just don't wanna happen.
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> Meanwhile, just ot make it worse, I've gotten into a rut of negative, self-deafeating thinking going. Got a job, not a good situation, and I am currently experiencing SHAME, because somehow it must be my fault: despite the fact that these moronic imbeciles can't even get it together to pay me on time!!!
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> Realistically, I know that they're idiots. I know that despite my problems and general screwyness, I could and probably would pay myself if left to my own devices. Still, how come I'm so ready to take on all the blame? How do I learn not to?
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> Anyone had any luck with that?
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