Posted by Mitch on January 15, 2002, at 13:11:49
In reply to Anyone reached the feeling good stage ?, posted by sid on January 15, 2002, at 10:14:53
> Hi all,
> I saw my doc this morning, continuing at 75 mg of Effexor XR for a while longer.
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> She mentioned that once I "feel good," I will stay on the med(s) at least one more year to avoid relapses once I come off it(them). Problem is, I don't know what it's like to "feel good." I've had dysthymia since I was 13 years old (I think) and anxiety for as long as I can remember, so any improvement over a pretty low baseline is "feeling good" to me.
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> As a result, I can't imagine how we'll decide that I'm at the right dosage and I need to tough it out one more year. Sometimes I think I complain too much and should live more and ask myself less how it is I am doing today. I also think that if I felt really good, perhaps I would not ask myself how I am doing. I am confused with it all. Any insights? What is it like to "feel good"?
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> - SidYeah, I could say I've reached the "feeling good stage". I finally found a med combo that works for my seasonal major depressions (with nearly complete remission during them,too). The trouble is that I will be looking at "the feeling *too* good stage" here in a month or two and I will get to find out how good the "brakes" are :-)
Mitch
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