Posted by bruin on March 5, 2005, at 21:52:56
In reply to Re: Thank You in the case of Effexor withdrawal info » bruin, posted by SLS on March 5, 2005, at 13:10:10
"How would you go about differentiating depression as a withdrawal symtom from relapse?"
Seeing that it is so common that would be my first inclination and I would allow it to run its course simply because reupping the dose of meds isn't going to solve a thing and often causes more problems. It would be my first inclination because I have seen it hundreds of times. The only way to find out properly is to taper properly while religously following a comprehensive approach to total foundational health. Nonetheless, there is no test, but rather thousands of people who have suffered coming off these neurotoxins.
"How would you know exactly what her problems are at this juncture such that you are willing to prescribe for her treatment or non-treatment"
How could I? It takes a professional who can take a history and make a comprehensive plan. I just make general suggestions based on experience. However, I certainly wouldn't make a veiled suggestion that making a 50% cut in Effexor producing depression should "indicate something to you". That is too much, too fast and anyone would be depressed from the chaos that could unleash on the CNS, let alone the very specific withdrawal symptom of depression. I suppose we come from different schools of thought and that is fine, but I am fairly adamant in how I view these drugs and I am very confident I am right. I hope that doesn't sound arrogant, because it wasn't meant to. Take care
> "If you become depressed after lowering the dosage to 75mg, this should indicate something to you."
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> > Yes, that you are in withdrawal.
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> How would you go about differentiating depression as a withdrawal symtom from relapse?
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> > Return of symptoms is so consistently mistaken as a reason to go back to the med or up the dose.
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> This is true of anxiety and several somatic symptoms.
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> Where can you find evidence that depression can appear exclusively as a symptom of withdrawal such that it resolves spontaneously without further treatment?
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> > Personally, you'd be better off if you didn't view the drug as your savior, but rather as a stop measure which is now a major source of your problems.
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> How would you know exactly what her problems are at this juncture such that you are willing to prescribe for her treatment or non-treatment?
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> - Scott
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