Posted by nickolai on January 8, 2006, at 13:29:03
In reply to Re: Rest or Exercise while withdrawing?? » nickolai, posted by Wandabobonna on January 6, 2006, at 21:25:08
> Just take care of yourself and take it easy for now. All my withdraws went away from the effexor but I couldn't tell you how long it took but I do know it was at least three months. I am not saying it will be that long for you, but I do remember wondering if it was ever going to end. I am actually going through withdraws again but not from effexor. When I got off effexor my doctor put me on zoloft. I found out I am pregnant and I stopped taking it imediatly because it can cause deformaty during the development, and ever since then about three weeks now I have been having the same withdraws along with my morning sickness. So I guess what I am trying to say is, if you decide to get on another drug like these ones be sure to ask your doctor about side effects or withdraws and maybe study it before for you start a new one. I know that is what I am going to do if I have to start taking something again after the baby is born. Good luck to you and I hope you never have to go through this again.
I'm so sorry you have to go through these terrible withdrawl symptoms, plus the morning sickness, during a time that should be so happy for you. I wanted to let you know that there is a product called "SAMe" (prononced like "sammy") which acts as an anti-depressant by elevating a person's seratonin levels, and is available in most health-food stores. I've never used it personally, but my sister is a naturopath and she says the product has an excellent reputation. If you are not able to take anything during the course of your pregnancy, you could possibly do some research on the product (there are many websites devoted to it if you go to Google, but make sure to spell it exactly as I did -- first three letters as capitals and the last letter in lower case). If it's of any interest to you, then maybe you can talk to someone in a store that specializes in supplements (make sure it's a reputable one) and find out if it is safe to take during pregnancy. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts and hoping that the side effects you are currently experiencing will be very short-lived.
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