Posted by Dreamy on October 26, 2001, at 17:32:46
In reply to Rush to Effexor and w/drawal 'black-out', posted by moffat on October 24, 2001, at 9:53:26
> I've been on 150 for about a year. the shrink never suggested any other mechanism to explain the anxiety, lack of energy, loss of interest in everything-"your brain isn't processing serotonins efficiently- here, take these". A month ago, this 49 yr old patient's blood tests showed major decreased testosterone levels- one fourth of the low-end-of-normal. after about a week of andro-gel, i proposed to Dr. that i wean off the psych med, to see if the T-therapy was the real answer to the 'depression'. Took a lot of 'selling' on my part, but he relented. cut it down to 75, then 37.5 after another week. I got impatient and went cold-turkey. Five days later, my girlfriend asked for a little space and time to take care of some family matters. Very reasonably put, via email. Here's the nightmare: Something within me just snapped, but I was so f-ed up in the head, i was unaware until the next day. I got another email from her, breaking up totally, on account of nasty things i'd said in three replies to her request. I checked my 'sent' mesages. I found pages and pages of mean-spirited, untrue allegations and accusations. I don't remember typing those foul words. That's scary. Anyone else ever hear of or experience this?
Tell you what...I just started taking it and on
my 4th day...I was so out of it that I missed
my exit driving -then couldn't remember how
to get to my friends house where I had been just
two weeks earlier...this wouldn't be so trajic but
I was driving a bride to her wedding and caused
the entire wedding party to be late!
EEK!
Brain freeze....
Think this has subsided since...
Good Luck!
FYI...
Since going cold turkey -etc... how are you feeling?
How many days have you been w/out any? And from what
dose are you coming off of?
poster:Dreamy
thread:82169
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