Posted by zinya on June 9, 2003, at 20:46:01
In reply to Re: Off Effexor - Day 2 » melley, posted by CherC68 on June 9, 2003, at 20:13:50
gosh, Cher, you have all my empathy in this process. None of us ever know how this or any of these drugs are going to hit us, either on the way going up or on the way coming down. In retrospect, it probably would have been a help to wean off with 19mg and then, as someone here today said they plan to do, even to half of that before quitting entirely. But then who knows in advance if they're going to be the one who must wean off? Some people here go off the way you did, especially after such a short time, and they are okay. I'm just so sorry to hear of these aggravations for you.
Regarding carpal tunnel: I dealt with this a couple of years ago, although it sounds like my case wasn't as bad as yours, but i had to wear wrist braces/bandages for some time and my chiropractor was very helpful as well. What I learned from reading about it at the time was that there is evidence to suggest a linkage between estrogen levels and carpal tunnel. I mention this because you might want to have your md. check your estrogen levels, FSH levels, etc. It really hit home with me because i had just had a change in HRT levels before this had happened and it was rather amazing to read that, of all things, that estrogen change might have had an impact on vulnerability to carpal tunnel. I've learned to appreciate (more than most doctors) just how much hormones impact virtually everything.
It's reported that carpal tunnel is more common than average in women who are pregnant or have just started using birth control pills, who suffer from premenstrual syndrome, or are menopausal -- i.e., estrogen levels in flux.
Anyway, it's a 2 cents' worth I thought might interest you.
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