Posted by winddancer on February 9, 2005, at 14:42:24
In reply to Re: Anyone had success on Effexor XR?, posted by californiagirl on February 9, 2005, at 0:32:54
I will know more about the acupuncture for me after I've had a few more sessions. The acupuncturist is first treating me for insomnia with Acup and Chinese herbs. I am sleeping better, but still wake up several times/night. I've often wondered how to find a therapist who is knowledgeable and open to alternate therapies as well as understanding something about the drugs. Perhaps by first finding an acupuncturist they might know of therapists who are open to non-pharmacy treatments of depression. I have found a counselor who does hypnosis and believes in Chinese herbs as well as having familiarity with medications and is very good with talk therapy. It's unfortunate that western medicine and most mental health insurance plans do not pay for alternate treatments.
Why do you think that doctors are "pushing" for more use of Effexor over other meds, if there are so many ugly side effects for so many people? And my doctor discourages my use of gaining info from this or any chatroom.
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