Posted by Boots on November 18, 2000, at 12:11:06
In reply to Re: Suicide.....on Effexor, posted by Jen111111111 on November 18, 2000, at 1:23:00
I have had obsessive suicidal thoughts for about 15 years so I can relate
to that problem. However, I haven't had anything as traumatic as your
situation. Almost sounds like a PTSD situation and may take quite a long
time to recover from something that traumatic.EffexorXR has been very good for me in regard to the suicidal thoughts. I am on
225mg since July 99 and I don't seem to have those awful thoughts going around
in my head since I am on it. I tried to cut down and considered going off of it, but
the thoughts came back and scared me.My father had 3 suicides in his family which is a very unusual situation.
His father, brother, and sister all committed suicide. My father, however, did not seem
to even consider it until he got lung cancer and died a horrible death. I don't know if it runs in other families or is a genetic problem.
I have read about it and haven't found a definite reason. But my father's family
were all severely affected by this.The thoughts seem to be underneath for me all of the time in varying degrees.
The only thing that has helped is an understanding therapist and my 3 dogs. I am
single with no children. My dogs keep me grounded and I hate to think of what might
happen to them if I were gone. Also I promised my mother I would not do anything.
Also even though I have these thoughts when things seem gloomy and upsetting, I do not seem
to be able to actually take any action on the thoughts.EffexorXR has definitely helped me. I have been on probably 10 or 15 different antidepressants in the
last 15 years and it is the best for this problem.
poster:Boots
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