Posted by Victoria on May 7, 1999, at 18:36:13
In reply to Re: Abrupt stop of Effexor on my own...side effects?, posted by Cindy on May 7, 1999, at 15:40:03
I second Mila's suggestion that you find a good psychiatrist to help you find a med that works and that you can trust to help you deal with these effects. If the doc you're seeing now is your internist or family doc, she may well be in over her head. But I bet if you told her you wanted to see a psychiatrist for a combination of meds and talk therapy and asked her for a referral, she wouldn't be offended and would probably feel good about helping you find the help you need. In the meantime, if the withdrawal symptoms aren't getting better, maybe you could try adding back a smaller dose of Effexor, up to the point it stops the withdrawal symptoms, until you get a doc who can help you adjust your meds. Good luck!
> > Last night was the worst possible night I could have imagined. I felt so sick and these stupid little jolts or whatever were driving me crazy. My thumb was shaking but I don't know if that had anything to do with it or not, but it was just one more annoyance I had to deal with at the time. Sleep was rotten, kept feeling like I was falling and the nightmares were just like what I had a few months ago. To top it off my ever supportive husband (not) only had the "I told you so's" to say.
> I feel awfully guilty about the suicidal thoughts I have been having these past couple weeks because I have a couple of kids. The whole mother thing makes me feel crappy when I think like that. But I don't feel as snappy today, thank goodness. Still queazy but I think I might live.
> I think I might look for another therapist but at the same time this one is also my reg. physician so I feel very guilty about telling her and I just don't know how to handle being around her after that. I guess I am not very good and this sort of thing. Thanks for your response Mila.
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