Posted by taylor77 on June 22, 2004, at 18:39:26
In reply to Re: Helping loved ones, posted by cherylann on June 22, 2004, at 13:25:51
My boyfriend is weening himself off of Effexor. He's having a tough time and it's really hard for me to know how rough it is for him. We live 6 hours away and don't get to see each other much, just talk on the phone a lot. So, I try to be supportive by listening and telling him how much he has to look forward to later on. That our futures are going to be really great together. He tells me, though, that I give him a reason to keep going and there has been 2 times (once, when he 1st started meds, the last the other day as he's coming off) he has told me that he has contemplated suicide and couldn't go through knowing that I'm here and how much he wants us to have a future together. So, I'm just a little scared and worrisome. I want to help him get better any way I can. It's getting to where I'm so nervous about him and worried. Not sleeping, eating very little. etc. I know that I can only do so much for him and that he has to do the rest, but it's really draining me.
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