Posted by Ilene on January 4, 2004, at 17:57:35
In reply to Re: Any advice about meds?, posted by cherdi814 on January 2, 2004, at 17:15:44
> Thanks Ilene,
> There does not seem to be much understanding with adolescent psychiatric conditions, even amongst my friends and family. My ex-husband took over 2 years to admit my daughter needed counseling and meds...everyone seems to think I just want a child who is perfect and behaves perfectly. They really mean well, but a couple of friends just talked to me for 2 hours today about the meds being the reason my daughter behaves the way she does...I wish! From all I have read in the responses to my post, a reevaluation of my daughter's medications seems in order. I was ready to throw in the towel on any medication just to prove my point to others, however I am unwilling to jeopardize her health to prove a point. I am weaning her off the Effexor...she is bound to have problems, but I am hoping my support for her will help. Thanks for writing...I appreciate the support of everyone. This is such a difficult situation to deal with...
> Cheryl
I'm glad you are re-evaluating your daughter's meds. Have you considered a consultation with a psychpharmacologist at a university medical school?Dealing with well-meaning friends and relatives can be *so* frustrating, because they often think they know so much more than they do. For a while I was relatively forthcoming about my problems with depression, then I changed tactics because what depression means to me (it's ruined my life) isn't what it means to most people (temporary low mood). That was when I had more of a life, too.
And how would you friends know that the drugs were causing your daughter's behavior? First-hand experience? ggrrrr
Please read some of the threads about Effexor withdrawal if you haven't done so already. I was slowly weaned off it, and about 24 hours after my last dose was hit with dizziness and electric-shock-like sensations. I spent 3 days in bed, lying as motionless as possible, as that was the only way to avoid the "shocks". My pdoc says there are drugs you can take to help tide you over. I should have called her, but I was so mad about being put on a drug I didn't really want to try, have strange SEs, and then suffer through the misery of getting off it that I didn't want any *more*drugs.
Please keep posting.
Ilene
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