Posted by Buckeye Fan on May 14, 2004, at 6:52:43
In reply to Helped me., posted by nephron on May 14, 2004, at 2:51:35
Yeah....
Most of us can attest that Effexor "helped us" initially, during a crisis stage of life.However, after a number of months, and years...
the "help" comes with a price.Numbing of your emotions in general, ( including happy, joyous, excitement, enthusiasm...)
You see its a mixed bag.Anti-depressants level you out.
They are designed to keep the lows from getting too low, and the highs from getting too high.The trouble with this is...EVENTUALLY ( it doesnt happen overnight) you grow tired of not "feeling" life anymoere, the way we were designed to feel life by our creator.
So you try ( eventually) to stop taking these Meds.
Ha!
Only then do you find out how attached they have become to your entire nervous system.I know this sounds negative and cynical...and I am sure my withdrawl right now is effecting my outlook.
But I am speaking the truth.
Med free is better. Natural is better. Allowing our body and its vast array of internal resources to self-correct the imbalances is better.
Unfortunately...we are not willing to pay the price of extreme discomfort for a while..in order to let the body do its job, slowly.
A Chiropractor said something to me 15 years ago that I have never forgotten.
We usually do not get sick or unhealthy overnight
it is most times the result of YEARS of abusing our nervous system.Likewise...dont expect the body or mind to make the corrections needed overnight.
It took a long time to get sick,
It takes a while for health to be restored.Just food for thought
God bless
Buckeye Fan
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