Posted by AnneL on March 17, 2002, at 10:48:03
In reply to Re: P.S. - One other thing I am concerned about. . . » AnneL, posted by Janelle on March 16, 2002, at 23:24:01
I want to thank and give big hugs to Cressida and Jannelle for really helping me out. I feel more confident in my ability to choose what may be better for me at this point in time. I have decided to reduce my dose of Effexor to 225 mg. which I am able to tolerate without *any* side effects. I can say this because now I really know what side effects feel like and how they can really limit my ability to function and to feel connected to my loved ones. I have also made a decision that I cannot deal with whatever *ails* me on medications alone. I need to find alternative coping strategies instead of *reacting* to feelings of loss and sadness by becoming engulfed in them. I have put off finding a good therapist for a long time. I was enjoying 1 whole month (imagine that 1 entire month) of feeling ultra-spectacular and thought I was at long-last *cured* and even began a tapering off process that lasted 3 entire days before I crashed and burned. So in summary, in addition to a competent pdoc (hopefully I shall find one), I need to learn how to build trust with a therapist to learn how to un-do some built-in responses and learn new behaviors that will aid me in self-destructive thought patterns that have become rather automatic whenever that particular *button* gets pushed by others or I decide to push it myself. Thank you again, Cressida and Janelle and to all fellow PB'ers.
Anne:)
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