Swan song
06.16.04 (1:19 pm) [edit]
I think it's time for me to lay this blog to rest. I'm ready to start writing and thinking more actively about other things. This doesn't mean I'll be taking all this info down, though--I'll definitely leave it up so that hopefully it will continue to be a resource to others.
I'll also (hopefully) pop in every now and again to respond to comments, tweak and update old info, and maybe add the stray link and story.
Thank you so much for reading this and being here with me, as maudlin and gushy as that may sound--it made something really yucky kind of cool, in a way.
In the meantime, please visit my new blog! Which is also sort of about health stuff, but also about family life, pop culture, neighborhood goings-on, and whatever else I feel like writing about.
It's called fairytale in the supermarket, and it's at
storyqueen.tblog.com
see you soon!
I'll also (hopefully) pop in every now and again to respond to comments, tweak and update old info, and maybe add the stray link and story.
Thank you so much for reading this and being here with me, as maudlin and gushy as that may sound--it made something really yucky kind of cool, in a way.
In the meantime, please visit my new blog! Which is also sort of about health stuff, but also about family life, pop culture, neighborhood goings-on, and whatever else I feel like writing about.
It's called fairytale in the supermarket, and it's at
storyqueen.tblog.com
see you soon!
posted by: SBDivemaster (reply)
post date: 06.17.04 (8:33 am)
Thanks for providing a place to come for support. I wish you well in your life.
Don't forget that it may be a while more before all effects wear off, but you are well on your way.
posted by: Beth (reply)
post date: 06.18.04 (2:34 pm)
Thanks! It certainly made the journey a bit easier knowing I was not the only one. It was good to be able to bounce things off other people. Good Luck! (and I thought you were in So Cal)
posted by: storyqueen (aka brainzaps) (reply)
post date: 06.18.04 (6:21 pm)
Thanks to both of you. You've both been around practically since I started this blog, and all your help and support is much appreciated. I hope you come visit the other blog, and I might still occasionally duck in over here to write stuff I don't feel comfortable writing over there (new blog is more public--I shared it with IRL friends.)
I think I'm starting to have my old symptoms come back, which is discouraging...but I'm hanging in there, mostly.
posted by: maillist (reply)
post date: 07.09.04 (5:38 pm)
i beg of you to continue an active role in the effexor withdrawel phase. I have started a mailing list that I wish you could advertise. the hyperlink is http://effexor.no-ip.com/mailman/listinfo/effexor
I encourage as many people to sign up so they can better understand what physiological changes are taking place
posted by: benny_92 (reply)
post date: 08.04.04 (11:53 pm)
I am on my 5th day off FXR and I could not be happier that I found this site tonight. I knew from a friend who had experienced the "zaps" that going off cold turkey could be risky. Like another writer to this site, I did not have enough money to refill, AND my pcp had offered me freebies since I was lower income. Surprise, surprise, when I went in for my usual follow-up (of course waiting until I had no doses left from my stash), she had no memeory of her offer, and, oops, the office was completely out of the trial packages. Sorry, I had to get that out. I would not be going through this hell if she would have kept her word. Blah, blah, blah. Anyway, tonight I did a second search on withdrawing because the first time I only got sites that repeated over and over...Taper off, do not stop cold turkey. Yours was the only site that gave any info on the nastiness and what to expect. All of your entries were so honest and I was able to read some other people's responses, too. I was either crying or laughing the whole time. Please keep this site available to others like me. I feel like I can survive this now (as I start crying again) and I know others can benefit from this, too. Thank you so much for feeling the need to write down what you were going through at a terrible time in your life. p.s. taking meds does not make us weak. If life is getting too hard to deal with, there are drugs that can help us and not hurt us as much as FXR has. Now we know how bad it can be-- let's see how good it can get!
Thanks again.
posted by: newbie (reply)
post date: 08.07.04 (3:32 am)
Now that I am withdrawing from Effexor, I am more convinced than ever that antidepressants meet the definition of "addictive drug" and that the pharmaceutical industry is a racket. I've taken antidepressants since age 9. I am now 28 and have tried every single antidepressant out there, literally - and all to no avail. Even the pyschiatrists have told me that the drugs are only 10% of the solution - therapy is the remaining 90%. So save yourselves the money and the DEBILITATING withdrawal symptoms, and go to a good cognitive therapist.