Posted by Jiggitykid on December 26, 2004, at 23:12:39
In reply to Re: Ever tried cold turkey?, posted by ht on December 26, 2004, at 17:31:48
I can't tell you how much it distresses me to read of people put on antidepressants for life changes. There are so many other avenues of coping, yet our society throws pills at us. Yes, there is a time and place for drug treatment, but the medical community is handing them out for anything now. It's a terrible, dangerous trend.
There is a better way to deal with life changes.
> I don't blame the Doctor, then the PA, then the Nurse Practioner (that's the progression of care I received) for Wyeth's activities. The Pharmaceutical Co.'s try to get as much mileage out of their product before it can go generic as possible.
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> My Doctor put me on effexor over two years ago when I was going through anxiety over career change and finances (I was pushing a heart attack from stress). I have been fine on the drug, no side effects, but if I have to go through weeks of WD like the sample I just suffered, that's addiction! My little "red" pills would be costing me $5 ea if my wife didn't have great insurance where she works, as is, I'm only paying $25 for a month's script.
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> And yes, by observation, effexor has become the med of choice by Doctors because of the "less prevalent" side effects. I beleive this was on the news recently.
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> My wife can't take antidepressants, they depress her even more.
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