Posted by Alara on September 6, 2002, at 6:59:17
In reply to making wise choices, posted by beth b on September 5, 2002, at 19:33:35
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> (i mean no offense, i'm just trying to use humor to show how silly it is to do that!)
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> for what it's worth-
> beth bNo offense taken, Beth. The stick analogy was actually quite apt and funny. :-) I should explain, though, that cold-turkey exit from Effexor was completely unplanned: An emergency trip to the vet left me with NO money for medication or even food - and so I was left with no alternative but to rough it. Originally I had planned to resume the Effexor as soon as I got some money again. But by the time I got paid, I was already five days into withdrawal and was beginning to feel better! That was when I decided to try life without antidepressants for a while.
I am confident that I made the right decision to continue life without drugs. The Effexor worked wonderfully when I needed it, but now I realise that I stayed on it for far too long. At some point, it simply stopped helping me, which I didn't realise until I withdrew from it. Looking back, I was living in a kind of semi-fog.
Here's the silly bit: My cat was fine! The vets examined him and apparently I was worried about nothing...Now THAT'S poking a stick in the eye. :-)
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