Posted by shar on October 11, 2002, at 1:40:54
In reply to Re: Ravaged wrecked and oddly blessed .Medusa » Medusa, posted by GABBI X2 on October 10, 2002, at 0:37:24
>Someone is always watching and concerned, or has expectations I can't meet no matter how basic. I'm wearing everybody out its been 10 years.
...........This is very wearing on the soul. I can understand what you are talking about; and it's hard when people are obviously worried but can't do anything, and YOU (or me, in my case) end up being the one trying to soothe THEM.
Effexor withdrawal knocked me on my ass. It was totally unexpected, and very severe; I'd never had much trouble getting off any meds, but this was completely different. It is probably not a good time to be too evaluative of your life, while going thru all this.
I believe any relief you can get would be worth it. It took me a couple of months to really start feeling ok again. My pdoc said to take .5 klonopin when needed (I was having these huge outbursts of rage and tears), and to up my Wellbutrin by 100 mg for a few weeks. I'm much better now....8-)
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> Ted thanks for reassuring me that I didn't drive everyone away. Its so damn scary.........I'll ditto that--the reassurance and the scariness. I think most of us have been in similar circumstances, and if that drove us away this would be a very quiet board, probably populated only by students who have to do a paper on abnormal psychology and want someone to talk to them.
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> A freak friend of mine did make me laugh by giving me instructions on building a padded room for the home. He said "All you really need is about 100 pillows, some rubber sheets that you can buy at any goth store in the mall, and a staple gun'!..........hahaha, that's a good un.
Take good care now, GG. The effexor bs will eventually abate, and you have my sympathy til it does. And, imo, you shouldn't begin ECT until it feels quite right to you. I've heard of side effects from it, but, everything seems to have side effects.
Shar
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