Posted by selene on January 6, 2004, at 23:23:40
In reply to Re: Effexor Symptoms, posted by sick of being sick on January 6, 2004, at 15:31:23
A long time ago, before my first depressive episode, I was treated by a holistic doctor for severe PMS. I followed her strict diet which was vegan and based on a mix of natural whole grains, legumes, vegetables and some fruit. Nothing processed at all. And vigorous exercise -- I ran every other day and lifted weights. It was incredibly successful. Not only did the PMS disappear -- both emotional and physical symptoms -- but I had tons of energy.
You may be doing all this already, but, if not, you might consider it. Also, after I did a little research, I learned that the difference between PMDD and PMS, is profound. So, my little anectdote, above, may not apply to you considering the PMDD diagnosis
Good luck, and I hope you won't feel "sick" much longer.
> >Well I just got back from the doctors. She gave me 20mg of Prozac for a week then 10mg of Prozac for a week. This is suppose to ease the Effexor withdrawals. I'm actually feeling a little better today, still feel a little "drunk" and have a bad headache, but can actually function. I went to the grocery store today - that was a big step for me.
>
> I'll be off all these drugs in two weeks and I'm never going back on an antidepressant. I'd reather be a real bitch one week a month then feel this way all the time.
>
> Thanks for your support
>
> Oh, Jeez. Is that what PMDD is? I should have been soaking in Effexor XR for years then! My current psychiatrist had told me that Effexor is being used now for PMS and perimenopausal symptoms. He was surprised that I was having those still even though I was on 300 mg, so he added Prozac for "those days" as he put it. It actually did help for a while.
> >
> > Oh yeah, the Benadryl WITH the Prozac is what works for me for withdrawals, as previous posts had mentioned. I suppose it's because Effexor affects histamine in addition to seratonin.
> >
> > How are they treating you now?
>
>
poster:selene
thread:3670
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040105/msgs/297456.html