Posted by stjames on May 3, 2003, at 20:13:47
In reply to Re: Purpose of restricted boards? » stjames, posted by Dinah on May 2, 2003, at 20:09:20
> I figured that was what you meant, James. :)
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> You know, I am rather fond of that endless Effexor withdrawal thread. Not only does it bring new names to the board, which is always invigorating, but there's a lovely sort of grace to that thread. I know there are many very knowledgeable people on the meds board who know a lot about synapses and down regulation and a lot of things that twist my mind in knots (good thing I didn't follow my dream of being a genetic engineer). And that's wonderful. You can absorb so much on that board and learn of so many possibilities. But on that thread, people come here hurting and looking for answers and then are able to share their experiences with others, give comfort, and pass on the knowledge they learned here. I know much of it can be found in the archives, but isn't there something satisfying about the giving and receiving on that thread? Not to mention all the wonder when people find out they aren't alone in what they feel and they aren't just imagining it, no matter what their doctors say. I may not be explaining it at all well. I just know I'm fond of that thread.
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> Which is apropos of nothing, I suppose. It was just meandering around my brain today.I will agree, with conditions. 3 years with the same questions tends to drive away to people with the good answers & I think tends to stifle discussion. A whole lot of ideas are discussed
based on 10-20 years old, now disproven theories of
neurotransmittion. It seems to me there are few
long term mental illness survivors here. I stay for whatever reason, but I suspect the pros go else where. I had hopes that 2000 would offer
a place to discuss something more advanced, based on current research but the people who did this in the past are no longer here.I wrote a whole section on Effexor, answering all the questions but it seems to do no good. I get tired are countering the "Effexor will kill you " type of posts.
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