Posted by traps on May 3, 2004, at 16:00:15
In reply to Effexor added..success stories please!, posted by Rainee on May 3, 2004, at 14:40:07
I've been on Effexor since Last summer for anxiety. I'm just coming off the meds right now.
I was having panic attacks left and right and it was very scary and crippling. I was not even able to get out of bed and leave my appartment at some points.
My doc then suggested I try Effexor XR along with cognative therapy. The max dose I was on was 112.5mg which is not really that extreme...but it still helped me immensly. I was able to do the things I loved again, and gain loads of confidence. I was on top of the world.
The thing with anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds is that they ARE A BAND AID FIX. Don't get fooled. There is ALWAYS a root to the problem burried deep in your sub-conscious. I know it sounds like crap but that changed when I started with my pyschotherapy sessions. I started to understand that my life was NOT perfect and learned how to deal with shit and not pack it away into my brain...only to come up and bother me again...only double.
Without Effexor XR I would not have been able to calm down and understand what my problems were...but without psychotherapy I would not be able to come off the meds...because I wouldn't know how to recognize issues and deal with problems that will come up in the future.
My advice is Cognative therapy as well as Effexor. I am a new person now. I DO NOT lock things away in my sub-consious. I DO NOT fret and worry about imminent things anymore.
Effexor gave me the chance to fix my life temporarily. I wouldn't change a thing. Good luck.
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