Posted by sha on August 10, 2004, at 20:25:35
In reply to Re: violet4eva, posted by Violet4EVR on August 10, 2004, at 14:44:08
Hi i actually was on effexor when i was 21 and lost like 40 pounds i was diagnosed with a chemical imbalance. My doctor put me on klnopin for anxiety and i was becoming depressed so he put me on effexor. I stopped taking it after 6 months. When i was 30 i had just gotten married the year before and 7 months after i was married my husband lost his job. His company laid him off after 14 years. I felt like my entire world was coming apart. Our plans of a baby and buying a house went out the door i couldnt handle it. So yes i went on it for depression reasons. Now a year later i have been off of the effexor two weeks and two days. My husband is temping and in the process of becoming a partner in a bar. The baby issue is still put on hold which i don't want it to be but we just bought a house and it has to be on hold. We are trying to get our life back together. I decided to come off because when i am ready to have a baby i don't want to be on the medication anymore. I still take klnopin once a day i will try and wean off of that when i feel okay with being off the effexor. Some advise find another therapist this is the first time in all my 31 years that i am seeing one and i feel it is helping me. I never thought it would but i like her and i feel it is making some kind of difference. So seek out someone you can feel comfortable with and talk to someone it helps. Anyway i just chewed your ear off if you want to e mail me on your own so we could talk more my email is shadefi@aol.com look forward to hearing from you
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