Posted by Budzoid on September 28, 2009, at 19:57:12
In reply to Re: Side effects too much for me » Budzoid, posted by 49er on July 12, 2009, at 8:04:17
> > Thanks for all the posts about Effexor's effectiveness. I have held back on starting this drug until I got some feedback from current users. The way I see it, Effexor's side effects outweigh the benifits. My Doc. took me off the winning combo of Prozac & Xanax because of the addictive nature of Xanax. The only side effect I experienced from Xanax was the beginning of withdrawals if my 'script was a couple of days overdue. Otherwise, I thrived on this combo.
> > My Doc.'s reason for taking me off this combo. was that Xanax was easily abused. He doesn't understand that if you take more than you are supposed to (in order to get a buzz), you are cutting your own throat by using up your meds before your next re-fill and this would cause you to go through withdrawals. The fact that you will start withdrawing within 2 days of running out is more than enough to prevent over-use. Yes, Benzo withdrawal is severe, but if that is the only down-side (which is easily prevented by never running out or by slowly stepping down if you are going to stop) it has to be better than all the side effects from Effexor.
> > Prozac & Xanax has never caused any of the bad side effects listed in all these posts. Did I make the right decision?
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> Only time will tell if you didn't or didn't.
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> Personally, I can't understand a doctor who would mess with a winning combination just because of a benzo phobia.
> Don't get me wrong, I am not glamorizing benzos by any means. But any drug you taper from is most likely going to have withdrawal problems. It is isn't just limited to benzos.
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> I am shaking my head.
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> 49er
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After a year of continued major depression, I have an update. It's a shame that I had to experience a horrific trauma in order to get the help I needed.Let me explain:
A week ago my wife and I were in bed watching a movie late on a Friday night. I heard a strange noise from the front of my house and before I could get to the end of the bed, 3 armed men had entered my bedroom pointing guns at us demanding money. One of them began beating and pistol-whipping me while the other two rummaged through our stuff. I managed to get between him and my wife so I was beaten severely about the head and arms. They took $400.00 and a couple of cheap gold chains. Luckily no bones were broken, but I look like the elephant man.This all took less than 2 minutes. They were pros.
They saw all the stuff in my house (computers, stereos, tv's) so I knew they would be back for the rest.
I spent the next week afraid to go to sleep and sat up every night with my gun next to me just waiting. When I did slip into sleep, I woke up from a nightmare and panic attacks. I was exhausted!
I found a house outside of the city to move to, but I was soo tired I had no energy. My wife is disabled so It was all up to me to get us out.
When I went to my Primary Doc to have the metal staples removed, I went and talked to a new mental health Doc. for help.
He put me back on Prozac and Klonipin to help me sleep. Things are slowly getting better. At least I can sleep a few hours again.
It's a SHAME I had to go through this just to get back on some sort of Benzo.
The world is full of evil people. Never let your guard down!
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