Posted by BJlass on January 10, 2004, at 16:20:19
In reply to I'm not sure if effexor is going to be for me. , posted by kattay on January 9, 2004, at 12:12:37
ALL I CAN SAY IS: HANG IN THERE. YOU ARE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE! TWO THINGS THAT HELP: GET OUTSIDE AND TRY NOT TO BE ALONE. WHEN I'M ALONE, I FEEL VERY ISOLATED AND ANXIOUS. I RECENTLY LOST MY JOB AND IT PUT ME IN A TAILSPIN. I HAD BEEN OFF EFFEXOR WHILE WORKING (DIDN'T FEEL I NEEDED IT) BUT I STILL HAD A WEIRD FEELING IN MY FOREHEAD THAT STILL WON'T GO AWAY. I'M GETTING VERY CONCERNED I'VE ALTERED MY BRAIN WITH THESE DRUGS! I'M PRAYING FOR YA!
> Here's a little background: I'm on wellbutrin and just started effexor a few days ago. I decided to try 75mg this morning since i wasn't having any side effects with the 37.5. So, anyhow, back to the background. I have been on so many different ad's. Recently i tried lexapro, prozac and strattera. prozac did nothing. as a matter of fact, non of the ssri's did much of anything. I was on lexapro, well, and strattera before trying the effexor. I'm off lex and strat now. It seemed the side affects from the strat were too much. My heart rate was too high on the strat. I went off it and it came right back down. It's been down since. Today i decide to go to 75mg of effexor and wham, heart rate up to 120. my resting pulse is 90. i'm also very depressed today. on the vurge of tears. I'll never get stimulants because of my heart rate. It also feels like the effexor is making me more depressed. it is also dehydrating me terribly. my hands and face are so dry. I just want to run away and not deal with pdoc's or therapists or anything. I just want to disapear. I'm sick of pdoc's who think they know it all when in fact they are too busy to keep up on new studies and such. I can't say anything to them cuz they get pissed at me when i actually know what i'm talking about. I feel like there is absolutely no hope in sight.
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