Posted by Robin David John on September 5, 2002, at 10:44:13
In reply to Re: Weaning from Effexor - Nightmares, posted by DebraA. on September 5, 2002, at 9:16:56
Debra ..I would like to give you a little advice ..tell your doctor that you drank alot over the last couple of years ..there are very serious side effects coming off any mind altering drug.And Alcohol is a DRUG. Some people would not admit that they have an alcohol problem because deep in our brain there is a thing called shame and guilt and the other side of our brain says I dont have a drinking problem..Please talk with your doctor about the drinking that you have done and the amount because there could be some serious side effects ..Nightmares are one ,shallow breathing and even stop breathing for well not a normal length of time while falling asleep or sleeping,..seizsures are another , loss of memory, convusions...There is also a withdrawl period that these symptoms could come.They could start in a day ,a week , month , year, and ever many years later ..This is called post accute withdrawl..Please do talk to someone about this ..it can be very frightening if it happens and you don't know about post accute withdrawl ..Not everyone has them ,I know about them because when I was taking the pain killers (Codine for a lower back and neck injury) I was also taking drinks of beer and wine at home as well and a hole bottle of wine is mind altering . I am still having some difficulty after 21 months ..Hope you follow up on this ..it may help you and then you maybe able to help someone else someday. Knowledge is a wonderful thing ..
Hope you suffer little while coming off the drugs that you have taken..(-:
Robin
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