Posted by Si Kottic on February 24, 2005, at 17:03:17 [reposted on February 25, 2005, at 23:51:42 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal - very bad news, posted by Cheyenne on February 24, 2005, at 10:40:01
> Shelley..get off the drug ASAP, how long have you been on it. The doctor knows my boyfriend went off cold turkey, gave him some Wellbutrin, but hasn't taken any of it. I also ordered an all natural anti-depressant called ANXIUS, which does help somewhat...I am really curious to know how long it takes for the hell to be over. I feel bad for him and anyone else on the drug. The one nurse practioner at my doctor's said she has stopped prescribing it because it is too hard to get patients off of it.
I've been on it for the last 4 or 5 years, maybe more??? I'm a single parent with a 16 yr. old - a lawyer that's an X-husband, a high power stressful job, 2dogs, 2 birds, cat and a very large house. That's why I think I went on Effexor to begin with. If I'm not motivated each morning that I get up everything falls apart. My son is involved in every activity that there is and is a high achiever so I'm in the car running here and there after work every day. Oh, also since he is an only child I have an exchange student. He spends more time with me because of my son's schedule. 2 more years and he'll be in college and then I'll be going through something else. After selling the house and paying off everything I could be homeless. All my friends have retired and are in Florida. I guess things could be worse but the effexor had helped until I started becoming apathetic.
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