Posted by SLS on April 2, 2006, at 11:29:07
In reply to Re: withdrawal.. and medical school » SLS, posted by dancingstar on April 2, 2006, at 10:29:06
> My body knew exactly what was happening as it was being tortured by the withdrawal from effexor. I nearly died.
You might have misunderstood what I wrote. I meant that the depression that some people experience during the withdrawal process is actually a relapse of depression rather than a withdrawal symptom. Of course, depression can also be a rebound effect of withdrawal. It is often difficult to tell the difference between the two. Obviously, you wouldn't want to restart the drug if it were a withdrawal symptom. Likewise, you wouldn't want to withold the drug for an extended period of time if the depression represents a relapse. This might produce a resistance to the recapturing of the antidepressant response upon restart.
- Scott
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