Posted by cpallen79 on August 3, 2004, at 13:26:54
In reply to Re: Luvox?? - Insomnia ? » Lex Luthor, posted by Racer on August 3, 2004, at 12:31:43
Hi Racer,
I have to say that I agree with you 100 percent on this issue. Often times people publically post their neurosis on the boards (I myself have been guilty of this as well) as well as grievancess about medications, rather than just helping out with side effects or saying it didn't work out for them. It does not benefit others, rather it creates a fear atmosphere. We all have to work on this. Giving a "heads up" is one thing, freaking people out is something else completely.> > Ok, now I'm drinking. I felt like drinking for no particular reason. On moment I'm talking alone, calling people in the phone, laughing like a pothead about stupid jokes I make up, the next minute I'm angry and I don't want to deal with anybody's face. This drug should be banned. It's frustrating.
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> Please -- I recognize your distress because this medication has not worked well for you, but I'm quite concerned about your blanket statement that this drug should be banned based only on your own experience with it. Several other people on this board are having good runs with it, which suggests to me that it is not universally intolerable.
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> Moreover, there are many people on this board who are still searching -- as are you -- for a medication that might provide relief to them. Some of those people are considering Luvox, and -- again, based on the anecdotal reports of posters here for whom this drug is working well -- it might just work for some of us. We'll never know if we don't try it, right? You've tried it, and it hasn't worked for you. That still doesn't mean that it won't work for me, right?
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> Believe me, I know how frustrating it is when a drug has a really terrible effect on you: I had miserable runs on Serzone and Remeron -- Serzone put me in the hospital with a liver malfunction, and Remeron had me threatening my husband and throwing cutlery. But I know that many people have found these drugs literally life saving. They simply did not work for me. I think that is a very important distinction to make, especially on a public forum, where many people can be influenced by what we write. That influence carries great responsibilty, in my opinion.
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> I'm sorry that you've had such a bad experience with Luvox. I hope you find something that helps you. Until then, please consider the impact your words can have on other vulnerable people here before you post a blanket condemnation on a drug that might produce beneficial effects for others.
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> Thank you.
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