Oh fucking crap yes. Effexor is horrible. If you come off it (esp cold turkey) you go faster and harder in cycling than you ever did. Effexor is the worst thing to prescribe for bipolar, it only treats depression! Gah! I've been on and off it. Doctors want to put me back on but I'm holding fast to my decision! You should definitely keep in contact with everyone though, and if you feel you're going to do stuff, call people and talk to them. I used to hurt myself before Effexor. Went on it, went manic, straight, then went off, and became suicidal :(
If you go back to that page, you can read my comments to others about the dosages I've been on. Basically my last dosage was 37.5 mg every other day for a month. I was assisted by my pdoc in getting off it. Thanks for the comment, though.
Why'd you go away?dizzyspellsApril 17 2005, 09:25:37 UTC
I have the utmost respect for you and was really fond of the comments you left! I want to be refriended, I really liked having you around and vs. versus!
I'm sorry to have not commented...dizzyspellsApril 17 2005, 21:03:21 UTC
...don't take it personally, I do read peoples' journals a few times each week, but often I'm so swamped with loosed ends to tie since the accident that I can't spend a lot of time online... I'll make a more clear point to post back, like I've said in a few entries... it's just been really hard getting a lot done in my physical state, so I have to devote a lot of energy to things most people don't have to devote much to any real energy doing..... sigh, such is my life, and I'm not bitching, at least I'm alive, and I'm glad to be back on your journal :-)
hi....this is Scott (sudden_stars of yahoo fame...lol). I hope you don`t mind that I added you as a friend. Yes, I have a lj...feel free to add me too....I try to do it daily when I am able to. Have a great night! :-)
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Oh fucking crap yes. Effexor is horrible. If you come off it (esp cold turkey) you go faster and harder in cycling than you ever did. Effexor is the worst thing to prescribe for bipolar, it only treats depression! Gah! I've been on and off it. Doctors want to put me back on but I'm holding fast to my decision! You should definitely keep in contact with everyone though, and if you feel you're going to do stuff, call people and talk to them. I used to hurt myself before Effexor. Went on it, went manic, straight, then went off, and became suicidal :(
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