Posted by elsie_girl on June 30, 2006, at 1:36:50
In reply to Great...I take Premarin too, posted by over 55 on June 15, 2006, at 8:41:44
Hi over 55! Have just been going through some previous posts and noticed this one. I have posted to Efexor withdrawal and have had some response from you there. Just to remind you - it took me a few months to come off Efexor, but the last bit was where I screwed up (well, my doc didn't know better I think) where I went from 37.5mg/day to NOTHING!!!! Had to start on Lovan after 3-1/2 weeks off Efexor because of irritability, anger, etc. (not typically me). But I don't know if it's my age (47 and peri-menopausal) or what that made me so bad.Anyway, I had really BAD headaches while on Efexor (4 years) and my doc couldn't explain it (I have had RSI & degenerative disc problems too), but said she didn't think it was the Efexor. The headaches gradually disappeared over the months while I was weaning off Efexor and have not had any since I stopped taking it. Now I am 7 days into Lovan and yesterday I started getting a headache and today it is WORSE. Did you experience any headaches on Efexor? I understand Lovan and Prozac are the same drug family too. Are you expecting to go onto something else?
My doc has booked me into a psychiatrist but it won't be for a few weeks, meantime I am flying blind on my own and doing my best to find out the information myself. It really helps me to know there are others like myself out there. How are you finding the Prozac? Please post soon.
> Wow...I have found some soulmates. I take the regular old horse serum Premarin (for last 15 years). Low dosage though ( : I had partial hysterectomy years ago with one ovary left and DR thought it best to do that. I have had no problems.
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> I so identify with all I am reading from all of you. Just hearing it has been helpful. It has been one week today I started to wean off the Effexor, with the 20 mg of Porzac added to transition to. A little nausea and fatique, but nothing real bad. I am supposed to go down another 75 mg this next week and by the third week be off it. I am taking all your advice and ready to go more slowly than that, if needed, to avoid alot of pain. I am not into pain!!
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> The family history of depression is phenominal really. There were lots of suicides in the family early on. Now people have just talked about it alot. My mother threatened often and just ended up sleeping the last 10 years of her life away.
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> My grown daughter suffers too and has been on meds for most of married life (14 yrs). She appears to be doing quite well. I know she blames me for alot of unhappiness in her childhood (and I thought I was doing quite well considering) and for her depression. She has chosen to not have a realtionship with me for the last 5 years and that has been very painful. My son (30) has also suffered from depression and took an overdose in mid 20's, but is doing much better now.
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> I am in a helping profession (social worker) and sometimes feel like a fraud telling other's how their life can be better and they can do better when I have made a pretty good mess of my own ( : I look pretty sucessful from the outside, owning a beautiful home, good job, travel alot, but getting through the day sometimes is such a struggle. I have no energy and my legs feel like they weigh a ton. I have to make myself go do things where I used to "want to". I guess my "want to" is broken!! Thanks to everyone who is choosing to share on this site. It really is helpful!!
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