Posted by cocohoneynut on March 24, 2004, at 8:15:42
In reply to Scared to take AD MEDS!, posted by Jeano on March 23, 2004, at 19:10:42
Hello,
One thing you must consider...all meds effect everybody and every body different. We here on this forum are just expressing what we're going through mentally and physically and telling the positive effects as well as the negative. I've been on Effexor for almost 4 weeks now and before Effexor I was on Lexapro and before that, Paxil. Paxil didn't agree with me so doc put me on Lexapro. I have nothing against those people are able to take Lexapro or Paxil and FEEL wonderful (for me, it wasn't working). My med just happens to be Effexor and when it gets to the point I need to wean myself from the drug, my doc and I will work it together. Not everybody has the side effects of withdrawal as the next person. I hope you get the help you need with or without the meds offered by your doc, but we here at this forum look for each other for support whether the info is good or bad or indifferent. Take care...> Hey, I'm fairly new to using any type of AD med. My OB/GYN prescribed a mild dose of Prozac about a year ago when I was going through a family disaster. I took it for about 6 mos, as needed and it seemed to help.
> Another crisis came up recently and I haven't been handling it well at all...freaking out about little things, long spells of uncontrollable crying, etc. I just didn't think the mild dose of Prozac would be enough so my doc put me on Effexor XR, 37.5mg for one week. I just took the last one today and will "graduate" to 75 mg tomorrow. I have noticed a dramatic difference in the way I feel. I'm coping better and getting some much needed sleep. The only side effects so far are a few mild headaches, gassy stomach and feeling sleepy sometimes.
> Of course I decided to do some research on my own and stumbled across this web site. Let me say that what I have read hasn't been very encouraging. In fact some of you guys are really scaring me. Are the withdrawals that bad? Another thing I've noticed is how common it is for many of you to switch AD meds several times. I just can't see myself taking something so long term. I'm concerned that taking something like this could cause me to eventually need AD meds for the rest of my life. I'm seriously considering stopping now before I become dependent.
> Please, PLEASE, seriously think of what you are going to print on this forum before you make AD meds seem so horrible! Maybe it would be better if you focus more on what HAS helped and not be so extreme about what hasn't...at least for the benefit of others.
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