Posted by leslieg on November 17, 2002, at 11:01:36
In reply to Re: The truth to this study » leslieg, posted by Dinah on November 17, 2002, at 10:11:34
I got off the Effexor at least 5 months before getting pregnant (it was a planned pregnancy). I'd been "unwell" for a few years -- finally diagnosed as narcoleptic just after getting pregnant (and searching for a diagnosis for 2 years). But the quality of my "unwellness" changed from before and after the Effexor. After, I noticed many more neurological-type symptoms when I was very tired. I slurred words, drug my foot when walking, had the urge to let my muscles spasm (ignoring the urge makes it worse, giving in often was followed by crying). The slurring and foot-dragging was not physically oriented. If I thought about it I could talk or walk normally. These symptoms continue. A few months ago I got a copmlete neurological workup, including a full-brain MRI and the doc could find no reason for these symptoms. Oddly enough, the symtoms have significantly lessened since I've started taking Provigil. (I've seen other posts in Psycho Babble indicating similar decrease in post-SSRI s/e's with the use of Provigil. Very interesting.)
Childbirth hormones stay around for a while, especially if you are breastfeeding. I don't blame anyone for wondering if I've confused the two! But in my case I was clearly different before getting pregnant.
> Is it at all possible that the changes you feel in yourself are do to the hormonal scrambling that comes with giving birth? I do think my brain is different now than it used to be. So does everyone around me. :) But I'm not sure if it was childbirth itself, or the first hypomanic episode on Wellbutrin. It's too long ago now for me to sort it out, but do you remember changes before you started the Effexor?
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