Well, I felt pretty good for a few days. It's almost a week now and I'm supposed to go up to the 75mg. So far, so good, except I've felt tired today, my eyes hurt and I've felt like my pulse is way up at night.
Otherwise, no crying/fear/anxiety/panic spells, no loss of control, and I've not been overwhelmed by despair, quit my job had any fights, etc.
It's supposed to take a month to have any effects from the medicine, so maybe this is just a coincidence.
Yeah, me too. "Lousy" is a lot better than "Really Bad," if you know what I mean. In fact, sometimes I am afraid to feel good just because I worry that around the corner or in the shadows is some situation that will "set me off" into a tailspin.
Hey, I do what I can. My wife says that she can't be supportive of me in my condition because she needs someone to be supportive of her. I try to be, but most of the time it just isn't good enough and sometimes I just can't.
Patrick's got some good advice, but what to do about paying for it? That's what always keeps me from getting help when I am in "crisis."
gabs said, "Just unlucky with the effexor." I hope it's not the effexor because I've just started on it!
Anyways, have you thought about letting him go? My doc always tells me I'd be better off alone. Only thing is I don't know what would happen with the kids and I can't afford to pay for two households... but maybe if you don't have any kids or maybe they're grown up, you can let go of that "baggage" husband of yours.
It happens every time and I've been trying to keep it a secret, but she found out I was taking Effexor and blew up at me. It wouldn't bother me so much if I understood why she resents it so. I just don't get it.
I know all of you are wondering how things are going with the Effexor. Seems pretty good so far. I'm about to finish on the 2nd week and I've been feeling pretty good. If this keeps up I probably will keep taking it. Next week I'm supposed to take 150mg for 2 weeks till I see the Dr. again.
What's been different? Here's a few things:
1. I've been talking more.
2. I've felt happier.
3. I've not been overcome with worry. I am still aware of difficult situations I have, but I don't feel immobilized like I've been.
4. I've not had one of those uncontrollable crying spells and overwhelming fear.
5. I've not lost emotional control (like getting angry for unknown or surprising reasons).
6. I've not been so incapable of activity. For a while there, I just couldn't seem to do any work and it really caused some financial problems. I've taken a hit in that aspect for the past couple months, but I've been working really well lately and I've been able to make up some that I've lost.
6. What's really weird is I've been remembering all kinds of stuff, like from when I was a child and before I had children. It's not been bad like scary or anything, but it's strange because I just remember one thing after another and I don't seem to be able to stop it.
7. I start feeling weird if I don't take the medicine on time.
Well, he's had me do Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Lexapro, and Prozac at different times. I've quit everyone because they didn't seem to help. Of course a few times I've quit because I couldn't pay for it. Doc gets really mad about it too, like last time. He thinks the Effexor might do the trick. I'm not counting on it yet, but so far, so good.
Well, y'know, she always freaks out when I take medicine, that's why I try to hide it. She knows that the Doc thinks I'm severely depressed, but y'know maybe she thinks it's a sort of weakness or something.
I mean really mad. Usually it gets me super upset too, but maybe cuz of the medicine I think I was able to handle it pretty well.
You've got some good ideas though and I think I'll go over my disorder with her and it might work.
Thanks a lot for your helpful ideas.
Well, I'm supposed to take 150 today, but I am having trouble doing it. For some reason, I really don't want to. I think I should but I can't. Whats worse is that my car broke and I don't know what to do about that either. Other than that I'm ok.
So, how are you?
I don't know really. I was just afraid to and I couldn't do it, but then it got past time and it's true that if you let go too long it makes you feel bad so I went ahead I took it. Seems like it made me way tired, but it could have been something else too. I fell asleep in the meeting this morning and the VP got very upset with me but I just couldn't help it and I didn't do it on purpose.
See, I really don't know if 75 was working because I don't really have a reference. I do know that I've felt better than I have for at least over a year. Doc said to take 150, so I'd think he'd have a reason even though I think he's a pretty lousy doctor. Maybe I'll feel better at this level, but maybe not. I guess I'll try it for a while and see. It's only my entire life we're talking about, so surely it can't mess too much up.
I got my car fixed for a couple hundred bucks but I didn't like spending the money but I like having my car back too.
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