Posted by melbob on October 23, 2003, at 14:32:58
In reply to Does any of this sound familiar to you? , posted by Burnout on October 22, 2003, at 23:15:08
hi...i used to feel that way a lot as a child. that was way back when the only thing they gave children was valium, so i had valium; not for long, i don't think. the only way i know i was on it was that i found an old bottle of it a few years ago, with my name on it, dated 1972 (so i was 7 yrs old then). also, my mother is/was an alcoholic (she has passed recently). i, too, am an alcoholic, sober for 3-1/2 yrs (truly a miracle, like you!) i still have those feelings a little bit every now and then (the feeling of "not being here"). recently, i was put on effexor for depression (divorce, child custody junk). the effexor made the feeling much worse, although it seemed to help the depression as long as i took a sedative along with it. after reading the posts here about effexor, i decided to stop taking it. the side effects got worse, but finally went away (with the help of benadryl and very small doses of klonopin). i don't know if any of this will help you, but congrats on your sobriety for sure! thank you for letting me share.
melbob
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