Posted by Katia on October 24, 2002, at 1:50:48
In reply to Re: Constipated - anyone else on Effexor???? » Katia, posted by LynnPerley on October 23, 2002, at 21:33:41
Hi,
Thanks so much for your advice. When you say "it" hits once or twice a week. Do you mean constipation? And when you say "just hard movements", what does that mean? And is it all the time? Hard movements meaning small and difficult/pushing/lots of effort for small results movements? Is that what happens to you on a daily basis? I'm so used to two times a day - a healthy solid movement twice, that this is not good. The digestive system is the most detoxing system in the body. If it shuts down all sorts of problems arise (including depression!).I was severely depressed. The medication seems to be working now that I upped it. My life situations have exasperbated the depression and can actually CAUSE depression in themselves - (In Feb., I moved to Scotland to be with boyfriend, got severlly depressed, fought like crazy with him for four months because neither of us KNEW it was depression, got pregnant, he sent me home with a one way ticket [I am a psych grad student, he is a project manager for pharm company - we are not young and uneducated]I was alone, homeless, staying with a friend, faced an abortion alone due to his freak out withdrawal, emotionally immature being in the world. Was FLAT OUT in COMPLETE devasation on top of a pre-existing depression on top of a life time of dysthymia, on top of an abortion being faced AFTER he said he wanted to marry me and have kids whenever I wanted, he turned his back to me. I have been battling this depression, facing an abortion, the aftermath, finding a home, finding a job, and starting back at grad school all in the past six months. he was the one I thought I would marry. My heart has broken, I've lost another child, I lost my home, my job, my good friend and I've suddenly addressed my depression of 22 yrs. SOOOOO I'm not quite sure if it's working or not because of all the life circumstances. I do feel better. I sleep ten hours a night, when I was previously an insomniac. But I also get very tired easily (as in depression) and can handle only minimal social interactions. I don't have a "proper" psychiatrist, so I'm a bit frustrated as I'm finally making an effort to face and heal this depression in me.
So that's my story! Thanks for your input or further input Lynn.
Katia> Jumping right on to 300 mg seems a bit extreme, but perhaps you were very depressed. My doc (a general practice guy) said 150 mg is the usual therapeutic dose, he does up to 225 mg, and psychiatrists will dose 300 mg and above. The consitpation hit occasionally as I moved up the dosage chain, but I'm taking 225mg right now and it hits once or twice a week, just hard movements. Senna is in Senekot. You may find generic Senekot cheaper than the tea, or you may not. I get by on an occasional Citrucel and a very high fiber diet - but I don't miss a day. I may have 6 or 7 difficult small ones a day, but at least I have them. Good luck - is the med helping you feel better?
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