I am taking effexor and it seems to work well for me. It had to be combined with a couple of other medications for anxiety before I really felt "normal" and could make it through a day without all the tears.
dumpling... the counseling coupled with the medication has changed my life. Finding a counselor that can realate to you seems to be the challenge. I finally found one that was willing to tell me how it was in no uncertain terms and that is what I needed. Find one that works for you and I think you will find true progress.
Patrick,
I have high blood pressure and I take effexor. My blood pressure is pretty much controled through meds as well. The Klonipin I take for anxiety. At one point I thought my problem was anxiety and not depression. I still wonder about that. The effexor wasn't doing the trick for me. Even the increased dosage. We added Klonipin as something for those really difficult times. that didn't cut it either. Then we added Buspar twice a day. That did the trick! I was finally functioning and not in tears! I used the Klonipin quite a bit during the move and was worried about that but now that things are settling a bit I'm not using it at all.
Thanks for the support. I think I really needed it. Reading the replies this morning to this post and another I made have given me a new perspective. It's still hard to accept but I'm trying.
I had a really bad night and bad morning. I don't know what is happening but I am having a really hard time getting up. I thought it was lack of sleep and being exhausted but now I'm wondering if it may be a side affect of the new medication (for my arm not depression). I apparently fought like crazy in my sleep last night. I woke up this morning to find stuff thrown all over my room. I remember having some very vivid dreams but can't remember them now.
I had to rush to get my son to the bus on time for school and sent him off with his brother. That is when I lost it. I brushed my teeth, washed my face and went to find something to wear. I found myself standing in my closet crying and losing track of reality. It's insane. I couldn't even pick out anything to wear and my arm was tingling away.
These are things that I can't share with anyone else because they would think I'm stone crazy. For some reason I think I can share them with you.
I'm a crazy woman on drugs. I don't like that. I don't know what is going on with me but it scares the hell out of me. I don't want your lecture on how meds have to build in your system and how you have to keep the dosage right because I already know that. I don't know what I want. I'm scared and I don't know of what.
Ok, there it all is. The insane thoughts of a crazy woman all typed out and shared. You could write a book huh? These are the voyages of a crazy woman's mind.......
I've had numerous panic attacks. This isn't a panic attack. This is depression. I've been dealing with it a long time now. I cut my medicine to 1/2 yesterday. Obviously not a good idea. I just came from talking with the pharmacist to make sure there isn't an interaction issue. The sleep thing is a side affect of the new meds. The anxiety of being late and everything probably has to do with a disruption in my routine which I didn't adjust to well.
I'm in a new place, with a new job, all alone and still adjusting. I took a Klonipin and am feeling better now. I will not cut down on my meds again until I am more settled.
dumpling,
I wouldn't talk to anyone either. I still don't. I talk to this counselor and to two other people that have accepted me and stood by my side. It has taken me a long time to trust them. I have some serious trust issues. That's another thing I am working through. One step at a time. The first step is to make the phone call. What have you got to lose?
Missing commitments are not something I do very often and I really have a hard time telling people no and stopping to take care of me when I need to.
On Tuesday nights, we have band practice at church. I've had an awful day, I'm exhausted and I'm at the end of my rope and don't feel I can make it. However, at the same time, I feel I should follow through on commitments that I make.
Any thoughts????
We have only been to one practice. We are in a new location and in a new band. So I guess we need to go...
I hate these feelings. I hate to be upset and in dispair. My life is perfect. I have everything I've always wanted and I don't know how to be happy.
I've been crying all day. My eyes hurt.
The meds are back in their correct dosage and I feel much more in control today. I hate days like yesterday. Absolutely hate them. I often think of smoking again just to bury all those emotions deep inside where they use to reside. Dealing with the depression and the anxiety are the only thing I don't like about quitting smoking but I suppose I am a better person for it.
I will keep taking one day at a time.
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