Posted by Laree on December 23, 2003, at 22:31:34
In reply to I need help, went to doc and he freaked on me, posted by Jaynee on December 23, 2003, at 21:24:24
Effexor XR was an AD I couldn't tolerate; I had a very negative reaction to it. At first, when we just thought it wasn't working (but I felt something was off) my pdoc wanted to up the dosage. Well, on my own terms I refused to do that, assuming that what I was feeling on the 75 mg. dose would just be exacerbated with a higher dose. I just knew it wasn't for me...I did not feel good on it. I felt anxious and depressed, if I can recall correctly. After a bad suicidal episode, they quickly took me off of it and put me on another SSRI, which I did have success with. Anyway, if I were you, I would try to find a new pdoc. Is that possible for you? There ARE some great ones out there, sometimes you just have to "try out" some and see where the best fit is. That doc you saw who yelled at you sounds like he's got some issues of his own; it sounds as though he was very defensive. That's his problem--keep in mind that he owns that problem, NOT you. A doctor should never yell at a patient. It is not good practice and it's not right. You were right to walk out of his office. You don't have to subject yourself to that kind of abuse, and you let him know it! Good job! Best of luck!
I have been on effexor for about 3 to 4 weeks, lost track. I have been feeling worse on effexor than better. Have not been sleeping and having a bad time with anxiety. I am only on 75mg, and I think maybe I should just quit.
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> Went into the walkin clinic and saw a doctor, who basically told me to just start exercising and about some study about triathletes and his triathlete friend, etc and how exercise helps sleep. I told him I was too tired to exercise, because I wasn't sleeping and he said how can you be to tired to exercise and not fall asleep. I said because that is how the beast anxiety works. I said unless you've been there you can't relate. He started to yell and tell me I was making presumptions about him, etc, and I said well obviously you haven't experienced this or you wouldn't have told me that all I needed to do was exercise. I told him I didn't come to argue with him and proceeded to walk out when he started yelling at me to come back, "you come back here right now, get back here." He started to walk after me yelling at me. Needless to say I was in tears when I got home.
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> I am really scared now to go back to my pdoc, because I know he is going to get a note from this weirdo doctor and they seem to look out for one another. I also came to realize that no-one especially doctor can help me and it made me really sad and scared. I just don't know how I am going to get better. I was way better before I started effexor, should I quit or keep trying?
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> Help.
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> Thanks.
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