Posted by chemist on June 29, 2004, at 2:57:17
In reply to I believe You Too John...I default to Chemist, posted by Buckeye Fan on June 27, 2004, at 16:34:48
> You wrote
> "I am my self have some anxiety from time to time, depending on the various situations in my life.
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> Back in January I injured my self while lifting weights. I went to a doctor to check if anything was wrong. I was worried that something serious happened instead it was just a muscle pull. I saw doc 3 times. Each time doc insisted that I should take antidepressant which will help me with my anxiety. I constantly refused, but on the third appointment not knowing what an antidepressant really is I agreed. The doc assured me to take effexor because its the "safest" and "least" toxic drug. I asked a doc a specific question "will there be any side effects or withdrawals, the doc told me non whatsoever. Thinking that antidepressant will RELAX me, I finally took one before going to sleep...was i wrong"....
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> John,
> Many of us have also been mislead by the ignorance and/or carelessness of the Medical Association. This site alone is filled with stories if half-truths and ignorant decisions made by MD's& PD's.
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> It would SEEM that your MD suspected that perhaps an underlying anxiety Problem needed treatment, in addition to your physical injury.
> He or she may not have been correct in their decision to try and "push" an anti-depressant on you.
> But it sounds like ( even tho the details are scketchy and I could be way off) he or she SUSPECTED that you had an unusual amount of anxiety...and decided to prescribe and anti-depressant.
> It could be a case of wrong diagnosis and improper practice of medicine.
> Or it could be that ANOTHER underlying condition was present...and that the muscle injury
> served as a catalyst to bring that condition to the surface.
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> In any event...I would like to default to Chemist on this...and ask if it is medically probable that a single dose of Effexor could have
> 4 month long side effects.
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> Chemist...what say you?
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> Buckeye Fan
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hello there, chemist here...no way 4 months effexor side effects. my *opinion* is that you need a muscle relaxant (soma, perhpas) for a short time. ADs do not appear to be indicated in your case. can you please elaborate if you feel comfortable in doing so? all the best, chemist
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