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Posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 7:15:32
Ok this is day 3 ....i havent taken my effeor yet i shall do soon just wanna wake up a little and make sure i got thigns to do to use my adrenilin up from panicking ..
its making me very anxious to the point where i am climbing the walls with anxiety :-( will this pass ?
I am only on 18mg of it i must be sensitive ..
I have taken 2mg val friday night 2 mg yesterday morn 2 mg yesterday afternoon and 2 mg last night was still kind of anxious lastnight.. i woke up this morning quite wide awake but tired if u get me ? like i has speed the night before?
I took 2mg val as soon as i got out of bed maybe i should take another 2mg in a minute ? to make sure my anxiety is limited cus i freaking over seritonin syndrome .. i know thats weird but thats my obsession at the mo..
ok i need to pluck up some courage to take this 18mg of effexor for today ...
Another thing i dont feel like smoking, eating, or coffee, which i luv to do all them.. and i feel kind of erm agitated/anxious ...
any imput?
Posted by Racer on November 21, 2004, at 8:40:07
In reply to DAY 3 weird goings on .. imput?, posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 7:15:32
Donna, I don't think you're feeling the effects of Effexor, I think these things are just your anxiety. First of all, that dose is very, very low. Secondly, what you're describing sounds remarkably like anxiety, and a good deal like a lot of the anxiety related symptoms you've posted about here over the past several months.
Go ahead and take the Effexor. Give it a fair shot to help you. In a couple of days, go to a full 37.5mg tablet every day, and then follow what your doctor has directed you to do.
I wouldn't suggest taking the additional valium, this morning. You seem to react the way I do to it, and just fight it off -- maybe even getting more upset after taking it. That's the last thing you need. Can you bake a coffee cake for your daughter? Maybe make her pancakes for breakfast? Would something like that help get your energy out? Or bake bread -- the kneading process can use up a lot of energy!
Be well.
Posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 9:45:44
In reply to Re: DAY 3 weird goings on .. imput?, posted by Racer on November 21, 2004, at 8:40:07
hi thanx for the response :-)
Yes i am gonna give effexor a full trial.. i dont htink all of the symptoms are anxiety some of them are due to the effexor imo ...
I took effexor 18mg at 2pm its now 3 45 pm and i feel weird anxious i suppose just had my dinner o boy i didnt enjot it and i luv chicken dinners.. i was stuffed just after a few mouth fulls.. and thats not like me at all . .I am feeling rather tired and dizzy a little if i am doing smething its not as bad but if i am just siting around its more noticable.. my pupils r also quite big like i am on speed or something ... i had this when i took it yrs ago really weird..
Wat u mean about the valium fighting it? i dont understand ? --
anyways i will keep u all posted..
many thanx for being my rock guys
Posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 11:01:22
In reply to Re: DAY 3 weird goings on .. imput?-racer, posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 9:45:44
Posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 14:43:11
In reply to Re: DAY 3 EFFEXOR--cant stop yawning ??? (nm) » crazychickuk, posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 11:01:22
its nearly 10pm 8 hrs since i took 18mg of effexor.. i am feeling very anxious and agitated grrr and kind of panicky ... shall i take some valium ? shall i stop the effexor? i dont know what to do... is this normal to feel this way when starting ad's ?
any imput?
thanks
Posted by Racer on November 21, 2004, at 20:16:40
In reply to Re: DAY 3 EFFEXOR--??? imput plse?, posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 14:43:11
Yes, it can be normal to experience some additional anxiety when you start a med, because your body has to adjust to having it in your system. That will take a few days, and you'll have to go through some of it every time you raise the dose, too, although after the first time it's usually not so long.
DO NOT stop the Effexor, Donna. You promised yourself that you would give Effexor a fair trial, which means you have to take it for at least six weeks, right? You can do it. You've done it before, and you can do it now.
Remind yourself why you promised yourself to give this an honest chance to work for you: you have been feeling awful for a while now, haven't you? The other meds just don't work for you, do they? So, in order to stop feeling lousy, you're trying Effexor which helped you in the past.
Rah rah sis boom bah! <<<That's me being your cheerleader. You can do it.
As for fighting valium, what I mean is kinda hard to explain, but I'll try. When I am anxious, and I take valium or xanax or any other benzo, I will get so much more tense, trying to remain alert while being tranquilized, that I end up fighting off the drug to an extent. I will be able to walk and talk and function, but I won't remember any of it, and I'll end up even more anxious and panicked than if I hadn't taken it in the first place. Some of what you've posted here sounds very similar.
Good luck, Donna. Keep giving yourself this chance to feel better.
Posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 21:38:56
In reply to Re: DAY 3 EFFEXOR--??? imput plse?, posted by Racer on November 21, 2004, at 20:16:40
Thanx racer ....
What do you do then for the anxiety?
i am climbing the bloody walls .... i wouldnt mind some hypnol to knock me out for 10 mins when i am feeling liek that... i had that i nthe hospital when i had the camera down my throut ..
thanx
Posted by Racer on November 22, 2004, at 9:59:36
In reply to Re: DAY 3 EFFEXOR--??? imput plse?, posted by crazychickuk on November 21, 2004, at 21:38:56
For anxiety, I do two things: I take propranalol, 10mg once or twice a day, which helps (although with the Wellbutrin, it's not helping quite as much); and I work hard on behavioral remedies: breathing, posture, muscle relaxation, logical thinking, etc. You know, all the things that are said to help lower anxiety ;-)
For me, the anxiety starts out physical, then my thoughts will often find something to match the feeling. Once the physical anxiety symptoms start, I'll find myself thinking about a lot of different things until I find something to worry about. So, if I stop myself and think that it's a physical thing, and I don't need to find a thought pattern to match, that helps. If I remind myself of all the reasons I don't have to worry about something right now, that helps.
The physical things I do, though, help the most. I remind myself to breathe slowly and deeply. I stretch my back up, my shoulders back, which helps. In part, the posture helps because it makes it easier to get deep breaths going. I check the angle of my hips -- the more open my hip angle, the the easier it is to relax and breathe deeply. I go through my major muscle groups, tensing them and then relaxing them, so that I know what untensed muscles feel like, and then do a check for which muscles are tense and consciously relax them.
All those physical exercises help a lot, and as a bonus: they give me something to think about that stops me from idly working myself up because I have nothing else to think about.
Give them a try, kiddo, and see if any of them help you. If they do, they're certainly healthier than drugs, eh?
Posted by slinky on November 22, 2004, at 10:58:16
In reply to Re: DAY 3 EFFEXOR--??? imput plse?, posted by Racer on November 22, 2004, at 9:59:36
Racer...
Can it be taken as needed?..I suffer with heart arrhythmia- really bad sometimes.
Posted by crazychickuk on November 22, 2004, at 11:14:44
In reply to Re: propranalol » Racer, posted by slinky on November 22, 2004, at 10:58:16
Yes it can be taken as needed, i was given it a while ago to take 40mg as needed upto 3 times a day ...
in your case i would ask the doctor first ..
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