Posted by Kathy with a K on October 26, 2002, at 18:41:57
In reply to Anyone had success on Effexor XR? , posted by jp on October 24, 1999, at 14:59:14
To Lost Lamb,
First of all please accept my condolences, if words can be a comfort know that you are not alone in this world and that many people, even strangers do care.
Secondly, you need a good attorney, this is exactly what malpractice is.
Thirdly, people out there need to know that suicidal ideation is extremely dangerous, it is a frequent side effect of many drugs in the class. IF YOU BEGIN TO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS WHILE ON EFFEXOR CALL YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CANNOT REACH YOUR DOCTOR AND THESE THOUGHTS PERSIST GO TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM.
I would never have considered myself suicidal under normal circumstances. However, i became suicidal after experiencing suicidal ideation while on 75mg effexorXR/day. Suicidal ideation is almost a hallucination, if one can imagine an emotional psychological hallucination, a hallucination of thoughts and feelings. In that state a person does not need to be depressed or even sad to choose suicide, that's where the danger is. These drugs have serious side effects which most physicians are either not fully understanding or in many cases the benefits seem to outweigh the side effects so we accept them. People want these drugs because they, at least initially, feel better. After immediately stopping effexorXR due to the suicidal ideation i began to feel better because i soon realized i was experiencing serious side effects for at least a month, i took effexor for almost two years prior with no problems. The brain shakes, electric shocks, numbness, severe headaches and dull brain was a pure living hell for over 3 months then it began to taper off. now, 7 months later, i still get little jolts every so often and still have killer headaches but no suicidal thoughts since the last day i took effexorXR. Keep the ibruprofen handy during withdrawal, i needed to take is in large doses and often, it does help... It is also an important time to be very aware of your nutrition. Your brain needs all the help it can get to get through the withdrawal process. good luck to everyone Kathy with a K
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