Posted by sl on September 17, 2001, at 17:25:03
In reply to Re: booze+XR - Jake-Man, posted by bigjake on September 17, 2001, at 15:27:55
> Thanks to all who took the time to respond. at least I know that the "sedation", etc. is normal.
>
> What finally occured so that those of you who took Xr were able to get off of it?
> Switch meds, doctor pronounced you cured, felt better, ?Feeling better is usually a sign that the meds are working, not that the problem has gone away.
I switched off Effexor cuz the sedation was too much for me. Tried Nortriptyline, ended up back on immediate release Wellbutrin like I was when I was first diagnosed with depression. :)> Just wondering when to say, ok, I am no longer depressed, and will now stop taking these powerful drugs, and get my old self and old life back. Thanks again for all of your support and question answering.
I don't know.
I expect to be on meds for the rest of my life.
If I don't need to be, that'd be wonderful, but I don't want to stop them and THEN find out that I'm going to fall apart.sl
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