Posted by Lou Pilder on April 17, 2010, at 14:23:21
In reply to Lou's offer-dehkliph » vic80, posted by Lou Pilder on April 17, 2010, at 14:08:00
> > My Pdoc feels I need to change from my 20mg Lexapro to effexor. So I am tapering Lex: from 20mg to 10mg; this was supposed to be done while I start on 37.5 mg Effexor. I had a strange reaction - was completely mind-frozen after my first Effexor dose, so the doc asked me to not take any effexor for now and taper down lex. Doc says I sould not notice any withdrawal effects.
> >
> > Past 4 days I have been taking 10mg Lex. I have noticed
> > * my fatigue has lessened.
> >
> > * I am feeling very indifferent. Not even feeling irritable or angry like when I was on lex. This is scaring me - makes me wonder if I have become MORE depressed or its just some side -effect.
> >
> > * Feeling somewhat blue, not sad... just a feeling of deep loss.
> >
> > * No anxiety (used to be rather wired on Lex 20mg)
> >
> > * Feeling out of it, a bit like I am in a dream ... disconnected from the world. (felt dreamy/unconnected even before when I was on 20mg, but now its a different dream-like feeling! - distressing nevertheless)
> >
> > * Unable to know how I am feeling
> >
> > * Not much change in sleep
> >
> > * not reacting to anything - a feeling of resignation
> >
> > * Appetite is better
> >
> > * unexplained feeling of dread
> >
> > My understanding is that any increase or decrease in dose takes a while to affect the peak concentration levels of the med to reach a stable level for the renewed effects to be felt.
> >
> > What should I expect..... am I undergroing withdrawal... or is the worse yet tome come???
> >
>
> Vic80,
> You wrote,[...completly mind-frozen...indifferent..MORE depressed...deep loss..out of it...in a dream...disconnected...unable to know...not reacting...resignation...dread...is the worse yet to come???...].
> What you are describibg here have been described that could be the classic effects from mind-altering drugs.
> You asked as to what is yet to come. I can not see thw future but when the sky is red at night, the next day is supposed to be a great day. Now when the sky is red in the morning, that is supposed to be a warning that the day will be stormy.
> Now when you list all of the things here that are happening to you, I think that the whole picture shows me that there could be a calber of disaster that you may not be aware of. I'm speaking about, death thoughts, gun purchasing, overdosing on multiple pills, and trying to find a way out of a dream-like state.
> Well, I should say, how can anyone stop the thoughts that you have? Here what I can do. If you find one, two, three, four , five, six symptoms in your thoughts, symptoms that could be the difference between suicide and your life, email me and we could talk and I could be your partner in tribulation.
> Lou
> lpilder_1188@fuse.net
> there is an underscore between my name and the 1188vic,
I have reviewd in more depth your post here and I think that it could be more serious than I first thought so I am withdrawing my offer. This is because I now think that you could be better helped by having somone close to you understand the thoughts that you are having and that there is the potential for one to think of suicide in the condition that you decribe here that you are in. So emailing me is not in y opinion the best thing for you.
I think that a person close to you could watch you and when you and be able to take you to maybe an ER if you show that you are comtemplating suicide.
Lou
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