Posted by Angel Girl on March 24, 2004, at 21:58:43
In reply to Re: How long does withdrawal from Effexor last?, posted by caritasrainbow on March 24, 2004, at 11:45:46
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> > Personally I think your tapering is way to fast.
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> ah yes! definately won't argue with that. i just get impatient, so i went off more quickly than even my dr preferred. as for getting back on, well should i have to get back on something at some time i know i will look long and hard at my options. i've been told wellbutrin has no side effects, i'm thinking there must be more like that. i know going off pamelor and prozac didn't cause me any problems.
> i've been diagnosed bipolar for 14 years, but have a new dr that thinks i'm not? very frustrating. anyway, got off the meds only to discover i'm pregnant, so i'm off all for a bit anyway. not helpful at all because the circumstances of the pregnancy are more than i can bear right now. still waiting to find out why they seem to think i have cancer as well? nothing seems to make sense anymore and i've lost my crutches. (my meds)
> rainRain
I'm so sorry to hear that you may have cancer. I must've missed that in your post before. I'll pray that you don't. Congratulations on your pregnancy. Maybe with being off of all the meds you might find you don't actually need them. That's the thing, when you're on them how do you know what you would actually be like without them. I know I get really sick of the tons of pills I take a day. There are some days I feel like throwing them all in the garbage and that maybe I don't need them after all, that I'm just being told that I do. My diagnosis is bi-polar as well. My personal experience with Effexor is that you can't be too impatient with either weaning or increasing or you're going to pay the piper.
Good luck with going drug free, your cancer test and your pregnancy. How far along are you? When will you find out for sure about the cancer? Please keep us posted.
Angel Girl
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