Posted by over 55 on June 30, 2006, at 10:21:19
In reply to Re: Great...I take Premarin too » over 55, posted by elsie_girl on June 30, 2006, at 1:48:36
> Hi Over 55! Found this post too and have to tell you that the final straw for going off Efexor was the excessive sweating that I had. I only had to put my hands in hot water to wash dishes and it dripped off me - had to keep a towel around my neck. I wondered if it was hot flushes - but it did not seem to fit. I had a hysterectomy when I was 38 but retained both ovaries. With some of the symptoms I was having more recently my tests did reveal a lowered oestrogen level - so I too am on Premarin. I now wonder how much of my other symptoms were caused by Efexor?
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> It is a shame that even though my doc knows a bit about meds she is not very sympathetic and has almost given up on me. Just hope I can get an appointment with a psychiatrist soon - there is a shortage of both general practitioners and specialists in my city. It's not good for someone like me who, at the moment, needs constant monitoring.
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> I feel better when I read these posts as I know I am not alone. Thank you and all who have replied. Wish you all the best.
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> > It is like a light bulb is going off in my head today. I have had some wierd physical symptoms within the last 6 months. Even after thorough medical testing nothing shows up as abnormal and now I am wondering how much is the Effexor. I had unexplainable chest pains while goiing up stairs or exertion of any kind. Had the MRI heart imaging and treadmill test along with numerous EKG's all coming back within the normal range. I just don't "do stairs" now ( : or go very slowly. Also I sweat (only from my head) upon any exertion. I feel like a fool all drippy and wet headed. It is like a furnace starts in my head. It is different than a hot flash. Been there. Done that. The Dr said, when I told him I wanted to go on something besides Effexor, "Well there is no reason not to if you are willing to not feel so good for a couple of months this summer". I should have asked exactly what he meant then. What was I thinking??? I do feel like my whole system is out of whack. I feel weak and shakey right now. I need to find somone who knows about suppliments etc. I take some, but just what other's have said worked for them, so I try them. Everyone is so different. There used to be a Health Center where you give them a strand of hair and they tell you what you need. I need to check this out. Thanks everyone. You are a great encouragement.
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>Hi Elsie,
I remember you too from previous posts. I feel for you as this is such a difficult subject and life to live at times. BUT, I am here and many others also, to tell you that "change" can come at any time and I have found great encouragement and "threads of help" on this site. That has encouraged me to look at some alternatives and be willing to shake myself a little to wake up. I was feeling so bad that I began to think that was normal and really resenting the fact that it was so "hard" all the time. When I told a therapist that life just seemed a stuggle for me and other's seemed to breeze through it she just laughed. Telling me I would have to "work" just a little harder to be present and happy was a reality and "just is the way it is". I can accept it or fight it every inch of the way. So..........I work a little harder (or so I think).
I have been posting with Laura K on another thread and you may want to check that out for some alternative ideas I am trying, to deal with my life. **I will emphasize this is my life and I have to take responsibility for what I do or not do. I am not telling anyone to do what I do, but just be open that if an idea "seems to fit" you may want to explore it for yourself.
I received some "ideas" from others on the site and did some research for myself to determine if it "fit" for me or not. I am on a path now to try some new things to deal with my own imperfections and see how they work.
I too have found incredible strength and renewal in the fact "I am not alone" and others have traveled here before, and are willing to share their experience. I am conviced that many of the physical symptoms that plaque me were from the many years (15) of anti-depressant use. They can hopefully be reversed. IF I had not had Effexor and the others through the years I would not be here as I was "done" with life so it is bittersweet to know that meds that saved my life have also left me "different" than I want to be. For me, I must find that balance to health and happiness that is a level to sustain me. I wish that for everyone reading these threads/sites; to know there are others struggling and pushing towards health/ wellness and happiness. You, Elsie-girl, are in my thoughts and prayers and Ihope that something I have said today may bring you the hope to take the next step in your life. Hang in there and keep in touch!!!
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