Posted by Onestone on December 19, 2008, at 16:47:25
In reply to Re: How high are the chances venlafaxine might work?, posted by softheprairie on December 19, 2008, at 6:29:21
> Venlafaxine/Effexor could give you partial relief, and in a while you may be able to talk the doctor into adding a stimulamt to augment it, which would be very reasonable for someone who has tried several first- and second-line meds to no avail. I was on Effexor plus Concerta for a few years.
May I ask why? What did you need it for?
> Even if venlafaxine doesn't work out, it sounds like it would be evidence/show good faith on your part to the new doctor that you are willing to work with her, and she may be willing to try one of your suggestions next.
:-) Indeed! All medications where I live are tightly controlled, except for "harmless" (yes, I know) stuff like St. John's Wort. The psychiatrist must have spent ~20 minutes with me yesterday, and she gave me very good vibes. I get the impression she's amenable to charm, too.
However, I just don't believe the venlafaxine will work. Why should it, nothing else has? The worst that could happen is it leaves me feeling "a bit better" or "not _that_ bad" and I delude myself that things are going to be OK, and I end up no better off in a year's time, with yet another year of life lost. I've not got all that many left.
Actually, one thing did work, and quite spectacularly, namely the painkiller I got when I injured my knee. This morning I managed to speak to the guardian of records at the casualty department that treated me, but they didn't have any specific record of what they gave me (if anything). She said that they routinely use(d) tramadol as a pain killer. Tramadol is an opioid (wikipedia).
> (I had no discontinuation trouble tapering off of Effexor, by the way, so you don't necessarily need to worry about that time.)
If I have to cope with that, I will, somehow. A few years back, I had three crowns fitted on my teeth without an anaesthetic, because I was scared of the side effects.
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