Posted by simon levane on February 18, 2006, at 17:06:30
In reply to Re: Suicide on Effexor » lifetime, posted by linkadge on February 17, 2006, at 18:37:09
I fully agree with you Linkadge, but I think that Lifetime did not understand the implication of his post. I think he does understand that now, and did not mean hurt to us.
This is a learning process.. for me and DM and for other parents who have lost children to suicide, the penalty we have to live with is beyond comprehension. For DM, this was something completely out of the sky as if lightning had struck her son without warning. For me, it had years of complexity, but still, it should not have happened. Your sharing of your own experiences with both Effexor and Ritalin I hope serves to help others, and educate. You are lucky that you got through it as you stated.
We sure hope you are not using any drugs any more. I used to be a heavy smoker, and I stopped 15 years ago. One of the reasons was that I did not want my daughter to lose her father at a young age. I still am a non smoker in spite of everything. I could easily start again, but apart from the cost, it would be as if I was betraying my daughter cause I know she would not have wanted me to start again.
Simon> >While I cannot do anything to save or help those >parents whose children have past there maybe a >parent intelligent enough to question and read >before blindly accepting and proceeding just >because a doctor said something.
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