Posted by sid on January 15, 2002, at 10:04:12
In reply to Re: Don't Be Frightened of Effects from A/Ds ? » sid, posted by Mitch on January 14, 2002, at 23:54:55
Thanks Mitch,
I don't have a pdoc, I have a doc (general). So far so good; but indeed, I will look for someone different if I am not satisfied later on. So far I'm OK on Effexor XR, but I'm just at 75mg a day. I tend to have a lot of side effects, so we are moving slowly.
I hope my income goes up as I get better, because now I am barely surviving financially. And I don't have any stability in my life either. I could move to another country for my job any day, if I can just find a job that's worth moving for. I need more stability too. Of well, I need to be patient, professionally and with the meds.
- Sid
> Sid,
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> I agree with IsoM. Don't get too uptight about all of this. It is all a big experiment for everybody in general. I still firmly believe that I am *much better off now* than I was for over 20 years-despite sfx of meds. I got my Social Security statement in the mail the other day-and I did a correlation between my gross income and the meds (or lack of) and the "med years" are the most productive. Especially recently. The main thing is-if something isn't working or is causing *intolerable* side effects you have to be assertive enough with your pdoc to switch a med, change a dose, etc., and if you can't get satisfaction-you need to find a smarter pdoc.
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> Mitch
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