Posted by taun on July 19, 2002, at 11:49:40
In reply to Effexor sucks!, posted by rjk on July 19, 2002, at 7:23:25
regarding not feeling "yourself" i didn't know how "myself" felt,until i started on effexor xr.
in the first 2 weeks i realized that "the ache"
was going away....and is now completely gone.
this allows me to deal with the overwhelming issues that have caused the hurt in the first place.i can think and make decisions in a rational
way.. emotion is still there,but is "normal" and controllable.it is an odd feeling....and at first i thought the drug was not allowing me to feel anything,having "felt " things so abnormally for so long.(years) i describe it to my family like this,"i feel like i just got here!, to the planet i mean!)and that does make me sad, i've missed out on so much....i have no intention of going off this drug unless my dr recommends it!oh, and for those of you concerned about weight gain,my experience has been the loss of 35 pounds.i still eat,but i just don't want to eat as much. i also don't have the craving for sweets that i used to have! i consider this a bonus!
i did have dry mouth for about a week,and i slept about 14 hours a day for the first 2 weeks,(which was wonderful after having slept for 3-4 hours a day for years!)now i can sleep 6-8 hours, it's great! the stress and issues are still there
but i am gaining on them....i will never let this
nasty thing
"get" me again!!!!
poster:taun
thread:112880
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