Posted by iris2 on September 14, 2004, at 12:46:45
In reply to Re: Cymbalta Journal » iris2, posted by 4WD on September 13, 2004, at 21:03:07
Marsha,
I goggled Effexor withdrawal. There is a lot of stuff. A lot related to anxiety and depression from it if you are interested in reading a little about other people’s experiences here is a link:
http://www.pandamedicine.com/rt_health/123.html
Please do not read this stuff if it will only contribute to how you are feeling. Some people find it easier if they are aware of others experiencing similar side effects.I was in hospital in the first group of patients there to take Effexor. I had side effects that were not in the initial studies. They (the pdocs) used to make me feel like a hypochondriac. Every side effect I had was either already known, observed after they were on the market or a symptom of my I.C. not yet diagnosed. First I had migraines. I did not want to discontinue the Effexor because I thought it was starting to help. Finally a pdoc on the weekend shift believed me and prescribed pain meds. I only had to take them about three times to break the cycle of pain and it stopped. Then I started with frequency and retention. Again they did not believe me. Finally they decided I must have an infection (of course it could not be the med as it was not sighted as a side effect in the trials). The pdocs sent me in a cab about three miles away to my urologist who promptly stretched my urethra as usual to no avail. Then again I got lucky and a new resident came to see me and had compassion and believed me. He prescribed (cannot remember exactly) something for retention. It worked great. But as we increased the Effexor we had to increase that and the stuff for retention finally gave me too many side effects so I finally went off everything. Then they all came in (the big wig pdocs) and tried to talk me into ECT again. I already had had it twice with no positive result. What for? These pdocs have a screw loose themselves. At least a lot of them. Do you not agree?
Long story but I thought you might enjoy the debauchery.
I wanted to convince my Mother to ask her doctor to try Effexor. She is on Prozac and I do not think it is working for her anymore. I know these tend not to poop out but I think it is that her depression became worse. She has not tried other SSRI's and since initially this did work maybe another is the way to go. I just thought that since Effexor acts as an SNRI it might be better to try next. What do you think she should try?
She is 73 with three mild strokes, high blood pressure, and diabetes and tends to be a hypochondriac. She is an anxious person. She is becoming very forgetful. Part is from the stroke I know but I cannot determine since it is a lot worse how much is anxiety, depression or some dementia.Thanks,
Irene
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