Posted by sunnydays on December 15, 2007, at 23:33:51
In reply to Re: I come from a long line of quitters, posted by linkadge on December 15, 2007, at 23:29:33
I'm sorry you had that happen. I do agree there are situations where stopping a drug early is appropriate, as you described. I quit Wellbutrin after 3 days because I couldn't move my head without feeling like I was going to pass out and I looked like I was slightly drunk when walking.
However, I think ideally drugs will work without side effects. It's not just about taking your mind off the original suffering with new suffering, or it shouldn't be. I've been lucky in that Effexor and Lexapro had no side effects and worked quite well for me (although the Lexapro pooped out and it took a full twelve weeks for the Effexor to take effect).
If only it was easier to do the kind of research that needs to be done to figure out how these drugs work (I'm a science major, and it's just so incredibly complicated that I'm kind of amazed they even found the drugs in the first place). *sigh*
sunnydays
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