Posted by Magevro on March 27, 2013, at 7:43:04
In reply to Re: Switching from Venlafaxine(not XR) to Imipramine, posted by jono_in_adelaide on March 25, 2013, at 21:29:06
Thanks for all the replies. I called my doctor's office yesterday and left a message with the nurse, but missed the call back from them due to work..heh
@jono_in_adelaide
I do take a benzo..1mg/2x day of lorazepam, but my panic disorder can be so acute that, without the help of other meds it will do almost nothing for me, and I do not want to take more than that(I actually would be happy not taking it at all)@Philipa
I've been clean and sober in AA for 3 1/2 years :) But I am an alcoholic, with or without the effexor. With the smoking though, it is impossible for me to quit while on it, because it makes me feel like I need a cigarette constantly. For instance, I quit once years ago when I wasn't on any meds, and the ease with which I did it was almost a joke, but after a few months I got on Effexor, and even though I didn't smoke for almost three years, the two years I was on Effexor it felt like I needed a cigarette everyday as if I was still smoking. Obviously, I finally broke down under the strain(and the being drunk at a bar) :P@SLS, and tensor
By authority, I meant someone with experience. I know I can't really rely on the internet for a "professional" response, but I do give alot of credence to those who have definitive experience.I imagine my doctor('s nurse?) will say the same as you two, so I probably will just end up toughing out a 24-30 hour period after my last dose and making the switch. But with the "medical supervision" as I've read elsewhere, and as Jono said, I don't have insurance or any kind of network of attentive doctors, so it would be me watching myself and trying to discern if I am having adverse effects or if my brain is making it up.
I suppose it comes down to fear mostly...thus the Panic disorder :)
Thanks again.
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