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Posted by EGR on December 17, 2002, at 9:48:20
I find this site to be facinating, albeit a bit confusing trying to "jump into" threads that are quite old...
So for all you experienced people... what can/should I expect? I was suicidal, but meds seem to help. The problem seems to be finding me a med I can tolerate... and no one knows at this point if I'll be on meds for life or a "short" time... If meds make you feel better... i.e. the negative and most importantly, the suicidal thoughts go away, how do you know when you're "better"? And it seems to me that the SSRIs must make me "high" because I start feeling better WAY before they're supposed to be in my system... And has anyone been "level" for a great length of time? I think when I was on Wellbutrin (2-1/2 weeks) I might have been "level" but it almost seemed down from the high I felt on Effexor and Paxil... See why I'm confused? Anyone care to give me a short-course on what I should expect?
Posted by blueheron on December 17, 2002, at 11:15:30
In reply to General info, posted by EGR on December 17, 2002, at 9:48:20
Hi,(or should I say High?) ya, I felt the effects of effexor xr the very first day... it was like.. WOW!, is this stuff legal???
now 10 months in I am thinking of adding some wellbutrin (mostly because of posts on this site)I quit Effexor XR cold turkey from 150/day, the withdrawl lasted about 6-7 weeks before the nasties went away, but they did go away.
But the depression came back, so the Effexor did too. I like the way it makes me feel, but I want a nap in the afternoon, and I dont have enough motivation yet.
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