Posted by Arias on May 15, 2000, at 15:21:08
Hello all,
Have been reading the bulletins for a couple of months now, thankful for this site.
I seek now your collective advice and experience...
Dx with anxiety/major depression. Happy on wellbutrin but had a grand mal seizure in jan/00 and since then, have tried various AD's including Celexa, Zoloft, Serzone, and now coming off of Effexor XR 75 mg once a day. Small but significant side effects of sedation, and anorgasmia, even with 37.5 mg/day. Did not recede with time. Now undergoing the seemingly prerequisite withdrawal sx of GI distress, nausea, and nightmares, including one of a paraplegic homicidal dwarf. In short, i'm miserable. Spoke with psych doc, she said that this was in my head, that the side effects were non-existent and that the anorgasmia was "not an issue because you're not married and because what you have with your boyfriend is casual." (exact words)
so my questions are these:
1. what to do about this effexor withdrawal? I read about the prozac, and the ondansetron---has anyone ever tried st john's wort?
2. a new drug? i'm a bit tired of trying these drugs, but then again, not doing well without one.
3. is there any such thing asa good psychiatrist? no offense dr. bob--i'm still reeling from my bad experience. my current psych doc was little more than a pill pusher, frankly. not to mention incompetent.
thanks all, best wishes.
poster:Arias
thread:33497
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