Posted by MeggE on March 16, 2004, at 0:13:21
In reply to Re: Day 55 of Effexor withdrawal symptoms-my experienc, posted by RobinLee on March 13, 2004, at 22:17:09
I felt exactly the same way(worrying that i had a terminal disease or was losing my mind) before I found out all of this information about the withdrawl. It's really sick to think that there are thousands of people having similar thoughts, and will continue to be, until this drug is taken off the market. I have been off of Effexor for a good two and half weeks now, and I am still feeling the symptoms..which scares me..because I am afraid that they will never go away. Now, I know this is not realistic, but I can't help but worry that there has been permanent damage done to my brain and body. What upsets me the most is that we all sound like we're going through a withdrawl from Heroin, or Coke, or some street drug (something that most people know what they are getting in to when they start doing.) But sadly, that is not the case. Most of us were just suffering from mild to serious depression, and needed an answer. We put our trust in the doctors that are supposed to help us, and ended up with more on our hands than we ever thought we'd have to deal with. What I wonder about most, is whether or not most doctors are corrupt (meaning they are aware of all of this when giving out the medication, but choose not to tell us). What makes a lot more sense to me, though, is that they didn't, and don't, take a lot of precaution when giving out this medication, because they assume it is similar to other anti-depressants, and the withdrawl symptoms are not THAT severe. If they only knew... Not to mention! Wyeth-Ayerst has kept all of the information about the effects of Effexor (ironic name, huh?) a secret to the public, most likely so they can make more money off of all the patients and their addictions to this terrible drug. I've developed quite a conspiracy theory here, and so have many others..I don't see any fault in it either..which is scary.
Another example of how everything really is..
All about the money.And if you haven't already..Sign the Petition.
http://www.petitiononline.com/effexor/
We can all only hope that this will not be taken lightly, and cause the removal of Effexor from the market as soon as possible.
I honestly don't believe that this drug could benefit anybody in the long run..Even if it helps for the time being, the fact that the withdrawl symptoms have hurt so many..it just doesn't seem worth it..when there are so many other drugs that aren't half as severe. If you(in general) are going to start taking it, you should be fully aware of EVERY possible withdrawl symptom way before you take the first dose. Even if you are...ah, I just don't think anybody could fully understand what the withdrawl is like until they have gone through it. and THAT is why Effexor should not be on the market. haha.
The End.
poster:MeggE
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