Posted by Jiggitykid on February 7, 2005, at 16:14:09
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdrawl - I did it, so can you, posted by jbc on November 11, 2003, at 8:21:32
Sadly, there is still a stigma attached, isn't there? I had to fight the urge to keep quiet. I told the people I loved what was going on, and found that most of them were very understanding and receptive. Even though my doc wanted to put me on another anti-depressant, I said no, because I felt that I needed to get all of the mess out of my system so that I would know what was really "me," now. For others, I know that this isn't the right decision - it's up to each person what the right thing is to do.
BTW, LOL about the cough medicine. I remember one time, when I was about four, we had communion at church (Protestant, now) with real wine. I seemed to really like it, so after church, I snuck behind the altar railing and drank what was left in several of the teeny cups left on the rail. Boy, was I wobbly! My parents have never let me forget it, either, considering I come from a T-totalling family :=)!!
> Thanks Karen! I know about the dizziness. At some points I feel like I did the time my aunt accidentally gave me 4x as much cough medicine as she should have when I was about 6 yrs old. I went from side to side down the hall - first bumping into one wall, then the other. Too funny!
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> I finally gave in & took a day off from work today & shared with my boss what was going on. I hadn't even told him about what I was experiencing. I guess there was a shame issue going on. Has anyone else experienced that when trying to explain everything to folks in your life? Just curious!
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