Posted by Michele on April 21, 2001, at 0:27:10
In reply to Re: Cam? Anyone.... I'm curious » Michele, posted by Cam W. on April 20, 2001, at 23:42:40
Cam.
Thanks for getting back to me. You've actually answered a lot of my questions before.. but I think there are 3 Michele's on here now.. so It gets confusing.
To answer your questions...
I was on effexor XR for close to 8 weeks
The last 6 weeks were 150mg.
I quit cold turkey... even knowing it's not the best choice... but I kept myself armed with some prozac and benadryl in case.
I stopped because I couldn't handle the side effects any longer. Major.. every one that has been mentioned on the board.
I don't believe I was given the correct medication for me... or for my problems... In other words, I don't trust that my doctor was treating me appropriately... just rushing me out the door. I have been thru some tramatic surgery due to an imcompetent doctor(who left a surgical towel in my chest) after surgery from a car accident. It has caused me some major deformaties. Now... I am depressed, mostly due to the obvious.. and mostly lack of self esteem. I feel this doctor ruined my body. Well... he did.
As far as other medication I take ultram. That's it.I realize I may need medication in the future to help me thu this(I am already feeling a rebound depression... altho I physically feel much better since I quit taking the drug)... but I want to try and handle this without first. If possible. I have who I think is a great therapist... am seeing her three times a week. I have to learn how to deal what has happened to me... and I'm afraid the doc's throwing the drugs at me is just going to mask it. I was never depressed before this... but the pdoc told me there is no such thing as situational depression so I must have been and I have to take AD's. I'm just not sure that is the case. Who knows. I have lost trust in doctors of any shape or form. I went back to the pdoc and told him I quit and how I felt... he just basically through celexa at me... really wasn't listening to my point. Anyway, sorry this ended up so long... I guess I'm just more comfortable to see if I have to take AD's to get through this... before they are thrown at me. Make sense? I'm sorry.. I through in way more than you asked for, but I really trust your knowledge(that's why I directed it to you. :-)) Thanks Cam, Michele
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