Posted by gibber on January 28, 2006, at 23:29:56
In reply to Re: Dont do it!!!!, posted by fenix on January 28, 2006, at 19:43:02
Fenix,
I'm very sorry you had such a bad experience on Effexor and I'm sure others have had similar experiences too on similar drugs. We're all taking a risk when we put something foreign into our bodies. The truth is many people don't have the reaction that you did and so it is hard for everyone to feel the same about drugs and drug companies. There are plenty of stories where people have had great success on meds and it would not be possible to convince them to stop given your story. It is much too simplified to say drugs are all bad or drugs are all good. There are as many stories as there are people. A 'bell curve' may be a metaphor for how people respond to medication. Some have an amazing response and go completely simptom free, a lot have a moderate response or no response, and in a few cases people get worse and they cause harm. I'm so sorry you had a bad experience but life is not fair. I don't think they should stop producing Effexor because of your response but we should certainly take it into consideration when assessing the risks. In another note I do believe that Freud predicted there would be a chemical means of treating these disorders. I'm also unsure what people mean when they say 'underlying causes'. I'll assume that they're saying these illness are caused by psychological or environmental factors like bad parenting or abuse. Its true this does have an effect but for many on this board we've addressed those factors and for me I've put them behind me. I've done the therapy and the self analysis and I still feel bad. This is an illness of the brain and not the mind for many of us and meds can address that.I wish everyone peace in their stuggle.
poster:gibber
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