Posted by Lonely on May 30, 2007, at 23:38:25
In reply to Re: Effexor and dopamine - cornfedboy, posted by Flame on May 29, 2007, at 12:26:34
To me it seems obvious that the meds are doing something to him. My hubby was on Effexor twice and in retrospect I (and I think even he) realize it made his manic and ensuing depression even worse. And getting off from it with an uneducated psychiatrist (ironically a volunteer at a local med school) was ... well ... I'm sure you can think of a word. At the time he missed a lot of work plus he was an alcoholic. I was the one who intervened and in a psychological sense got slapped down and belittled by the psychiatrist plus my hubby who portrayed me to the neuropsychologist (not board certified) as denying him meds. It was necessary and I'm glad I did it. No more antidepressants for him - he's on Lamictal alone now and better. I go w/him to all doctor visits.
> Hi There,
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> I'm not sure I've "followed" correctly all that has been relayed on this thread.
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> But .. just thought I'd tell you that my husband has been on 375mgs. of Effexor XR for 3 years now.
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> Much to my dismay, I have discovered that my husband has "decided" that he can no longer work. He was previously self-employed .. for approximately 30 yrs. For the past year or so, he constantly claims that there is no work out there.
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> A light-bulb moment "happened" for me, not too long ago, and I realized he has just decided that he is finished with "working".
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> Unfortunately he DOES have the "ambition" to do all that he wants to do with hobbies, etc .. just not to work. He claims that he is not able to remember things like he used to, nor does he have the patience.
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> Nightly .. he ALSO takes ambien and mirapex. In the morning he takes provigil. I don't know if any of these could be adding to his "lack of motivation for work" issues ..?
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> Anyway .. just thought I'd throw that out there. Needless to say it has created many worries for me, since we can't afford him being in this "frame of mind".
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> Molly
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