Posted by jeffrey on October 10, 2003, at 11:08:31
I have a history of ruminating on very small risks that may affect my health or the health of those I love. This worrying can be paralyzing and eventually results in depression.
I previously responded to effexor xr 75 mg for an episode of acute anxiety which was resolved (ie medical test came back with no problem. I had worried about medical tests). I have also had some success on Zoloft for a similar episode. I had full remissions after these episodes and lived a full and complete life with very little worry and no meds.
Recently my wife became pregnant and I cannot get a negative thought out of my head about a small risk we took during pregnancy and its potential effect of giving our baby cancer. I began to take effexor again and now am up to 225mg xr. There has been minimal benefit. I also have been taking about 1 mg a day of clonazapam. I contantly worry and have been unable to relax and am pessimistic about my recovery because the effexor is not working like it did in the past. Perhaps it is because this worry about my unborn child having cancer has no termination point (I could worry about this forever. I have been on th effexor at 225 mg for about 1 month and I am getting frustrated. Does anyone have any advioce or suggestions that may ease my suffering and worry? New drug? Stick it out with effexor? New class of drug? Type of therapy? Best wishes to everyone. I am desperate as I know many of you have felt before.
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