Posted by PhoenixGirl on June 4, 2001, at 15:11:41
In reply to Re: I feel *extremely* bad on Reboxetine » jimmygold70, posted by Jane D on June 4, 2001, at 9:31:35
Hi Jimmy,
Believe me, I know exactly how awful you feel. I would get in touch with my doctor if I were you, because it's his job to help you. Realize that feeling you don't deserve your doctor's help is part of your depression. There are a lot of meds out there, so keep trying.
> > I started reboxetine a couple of days ago on a low dose (4mg) to counteract low motivation. I also take Dekapote. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.
> >
> > I am more motivated, but feel extremely bad. It makes me so resltess and anxious, so I had to to add Xanax on my own. It's the worst mood I have had in a long time, even with Xanax. I feel angry about everyone and everything. I can't even smoke since I get terrible palpitations. I can't have sex since I can hardly get an erection (though I do ejecuate eventually, something that din't happen on Celexa I've taken before). I feel so lonely and unwanted.
> >
> > I don't know what to do. I don't want to bother my PDoc now. I think I'm too much of an effort for him. I kept coming to his office every week or so, just to change my meds...
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> Jimmy,
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> I know how you feel but do "bother" your doctor. It is, after all, his job. If adjusting your meds was simple your family doctor could have just handed you a Prozac and you wouldn't need the Pdoc in the first place.
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> If it were me I would contact him immediately and tell him that I was stopping the Reboxetine. I might consider continuing it only if he could swear that the bad feelings would go away in a few days. Probably I wouldn't. This sounds like an example of the cure being worse than the disease.
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> Good luck.
>
> Jane
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