I just want to add how much I understand what you are going through. We lost my mother in law at 54, after 6 years of battling end stage breast cancer. That we had six years was a huge blessing, some...
Actually things got worse, a lot worse. I found out why my son was so distracted making his waffle. While I was running my daughter to daycare, he went into my purse again, not 24 hours after the 1st...
I am so in the same place as you. I am dreading going home to my kids tonight after work. It's been a very difficult week as some of my son's issues have cropped up again. He stole some money from me...
y'know we've probably all been there in one form or another. Having to make a really tough decision and not knowing or fully understanding/appreciating the consequences. Sometimes you need to find a...
As you can see from my signature, I totally agree with you. I've never had cancer, hope I never do but who knows what the future holds, but I see how people react to people with cancer or other such...
Sometimes I have to stop and think before I recount something. Did it really happen or did I just dream it?!!! It's crazy sometimes how blurred the line between the dream world and reality can be...
I feel for you. I had a friend who went through the same thing. Unfortunately to top things all off, a day or so after she had the abortion, her boyfriend's father was killed in a car accident. And...
I've been on Effexor for probably about 4 years. I'm not anymore but while I was taking them, missing a dose, particularly as my dosage got stronger (I was on 225mg at the end), was never a good...
Nope, it's not just you. It takes too much energy to talk to people sometimes and be upbeat and pretend like nothing's wrong.... At least you have caller id! slowlygoingcrazy...
I suffer with rage as a symptom of my depression. When I was zombied out on the Effexor XR it was under control but I've come off of it, trying to regain some of my footing in the world, but the rage...
I don't know if anyone else has this experience. Do you ever find yourself putting your foot in your mouth (sometimes both)? You get asked a question, not sure how to answer it and choose your words...
What I think that causes that is pure exhaustion. We expend so much energy enjoying those high moments, that there's nothing left for the next few days. And so we don't even have the energy to get...
to trying2bhealthy: It's a fast withdrawal from Effexor, I went fast too. I dropped the first 75 all at once and ended up in bed for nearly 3 days! After that I went down by 37.5mg. I started the...
If you're really trying to wean off, see if your doctor will give you a prescription for the 37.5mg dose. Try titrating down that way. You're likely to still go through a few days (at least) of hell,...
In this age, I think there's a lot more of us "lost souls" trying to figure out what we want to do. If someone said to me tomorrow, here's all the money you need to go back to school, I wouldn't have...
Firstly welcome to Healingwell! Okay, just a couple of questions. Are you actually experiencing the brain zaps/scary dreams or are you thinking of going off and asking in anticipation? As for your...
I took Effexor for 4 plus years. I came off it about two/three months ago and I'm trying something new cause I just felt I needed a change. During that time I did gain some weight but then I also had...
Don't do it Nicky! It's not worth it. They are not worth it. I know it's hard not to want to make the pain inside real, but you have to fight it. You made it 7 months. That's a huge accomplishment....
What about starting to look for a new job? The statistics for the failure rates of personal home businesses is high. It's tough. My husband tried it and failed miserably but we just picked ourselves...
I am sitting here, still at the computer, unable to drag myself away cause the thought of doing anything is so overwhelming right now. My doctor's appointment can't come soon enough! But my kids need...
I am in a very similar boat as you. A very similar boat!!! My son is 10.5 and suffers from ADD with H tendencies. He has no impulse control. He steals from us, and was caught stealing at school the...
I know what you mean about that. There are days I just feel like I need to talk more than anything else, and there's nobody there. I don't have pets - not predispositioned to them! So I sometimes...
I can actually relate to your situation quite well. I too am a mom of two kids, a girl and a boy. My son is ADD with H tendencies and has become increasingly more difficult to deal in the last couple...
Do you or have you ever thought about a pet? Animals are supposed to be very calming and helpful, but your personality has to be predispositioned to them. Otherwise they just become another chore....
I am actually doing some counselling. I've had two sessions. But the mental fog is keeping me from moving as much forward as I would like right now. The med adjustment will hopefully help. Less than...
I think my meds need adjusting or changing or something. I don't see my doctor til next week and there's no way for me to get in before then because of my son's practice schedule for his musical next...
Marriage is a tricky thing y'know. But it takes two. I've been married for almost 9 years and I have come very close to walking out at least twice. But I dragged my husband to counselling. He was...
Truth be told, running away never solved anything anyway. For a little while, it might feel like you've escaped, but the truth is, unless you deal with the problems, they have a way of following you...
Well, it happened. I just lost it this morning, about an hour and 1/2 ago. After being accused by my husband of not appreciating what his father does because I'm upset he won't meet my parents half...
We are for everything but the car. Because of the nature of the car loan, we went through my father who is a lawyer. But the bank has never been co-operative. And thus we are where we are now. In...
Well, we're still trying to cope. Our parents have each decided to loan us half the money for the windows, but again it's another debt. This whole scenario has made me realize how fragile our...
My father's a lawyer so I have legal "help". Problem is there's an article in the by-laws that allows them to do this, so we have no recourse. They are holding all the cards, and the noose to hang...
I have had a horrible week and I feel like I'm just reeling. I want to cry but I still haven't been able to figure that out. I want to scream and yell some moments and just go blank the next. I'm...
I can totally relate to what you are saying. In the last month as I've gone off my high dose of Effexor and started Wellbutrim the anger is suddenly very much there again. I'm snapping at my kids...
Well, it's nice to know I'm not the only one who can write mini novellas when I post!!!!! I agree. You have to figure things out. Cause as for him being in denial, most men are! Even mine is and he's...
I am happy that my garden is coming to life! The crocusi have practically jumped out of the ground in the last day or so. Hard to believe my kids and I built a snowman on Monday!!! Happy that I have...
I have been through 2 pregnancies where I took antidepressants. With the first I only started in my second trimester and usually drugs are safer in the second trimester. With my second pregnancy I...
I have been on Wellbutrin for 2 weeks too and I too have noticed the last day or so that there's a weird taste in my mouth, particularly when I first get up in the morning. Once I start eating and...
I don't have any concerns, but when I read the article I found it interesting and wanted to see what people think about it, particularly those suffering with depression. That's the only reason I put...
I can understand the frustration when you are going through a bad episode with a drug withdrawal. I can also understand the moderators wanting to make sure that no one is scared off from a possible...
okay, it wasn't quite as I said above. The study found that depression was being overdiagnosed, but as a result, medication is being prescribed in instances when it's not necessary....
Hi, I read an article, last week I think, on a study about how it is felt that anti-depressants are over prescribed for issues ranging from mild teenage angst to more sever issues that do perhaps...
Just thought I'd check in. Last week I will admit was hell. I had my last dose of Effexor on Sunday night (April 1st) and by Tuesday morning I was so dizzy and sick to my stomach that it was really...
I'm going through the Effexor withdrawal too but it hasn't been too bad. I thought it would be worse to be honest after reading here. I was expecting withdrawal effects, and that's why I waited to be...
I sort of have the same issues with weight. I put on a lot of weight last winter and then levelled off. Due to my husband being laid off, I was forced to go back to full time work in my parents'...
I was taking 225 mg/day. Last week I dropped 75mg. I'm weaning off this and will be starting someting new. I started my sick leave last week and as part of the time off, I'm making some big changes,...
I once drank a little more than I intended to when I was on the lower dose of Effexor (75) and I had very weird sensations all over my body. They were not exactly pleasant. Kind of learned my lesson...
I'm at my wits end. I love my children dearly but by Friday, I'd gladly give them away for awhile! My husband's shift work is what I call the single parent shift because he's asleep in the morning...
With my first child (10 years ago) i was put on an anti-depressant during the second half of the pregnancy, don't remember which one, but my son is fine. And with my daughter who will be 3 in 3...
My kids are my motivation! But it's still hard. You just have to find something to latch on to and hold on to it. Take some time and re-evaluate things. And even though it's hard, you got to just...