My Chemical Romance
For around two years now I have been on a medication called effexor which is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, in short, an antidepressant. Depression, mood disorders, social anxieties, panic attacks, and all that go with them are common in my family. I have always seemed to fight them better then the rest of the family, but when the symptoms started to make life and school difficult, I asked the doctor for help. It is the same medication that my older sister is on as well. It really did help me over the bump my junior year in high school and the problems I was having went away. However, I can't help but worry about the long term effects of a medication and whether or not it is really necessary for me any longer. I am a lot wiser now then I was then as well as a lot stronger. I feel that perhaps this medication has contributed to my weight increase, my constant exhaustion, and my annoying habit of sweating profusely. I need to know if I can live without it. So I am going to stop taking it. I know I ought to call my doctor and talk with him first but I think I will try it on my own for a week and if I have problems then I will contact him. And worse comes to worse, I'll just start taking them again.
I'm trusting my body and my mind to be strong enough to balance each other out. If I intend to live my life trekking across the wilderness of the world, I need to be independent from such trivial supports. It will be rough the first few days I am sure, but it is something that I feel I need to do. I need to be in control of my body and my life.
Wish me luck...
Huggles!
posted by Hannah @ 10:05 PM
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3 Comments:
Wow. Wait a second there. If your against calling your doctor at least look up the references on the medication before you just stop taking them.
There are many chemicals in your mind that are being over produced because of the chemicals in your med dish that you are putting into your body. At the minimum take a half dose of your medications for 2 days. Don't go cold Turkey, withdraw can do other things to your body other than fealing bad.
You have to remember your dependent on the medications. Quiting cold turky could result in long term additional problems produced by your body not knowing with level is.
I recomend seriously looking up the medications you are taking (always even before you first take them) It will tell you if your addicted (have been taking them for a while) how you should stop taking them, where do you think the doctors get there information from when they tell you how to stop taking a drug.
-K
P.S. Sad thought of the day... 450-500 people at Oktoberfest 05' probably 95% of them on the battlefield on Saturday and you didn't call off work!
Yes, I have researched the withdrawal symptoms and know what to expect. I appreciate your concern though. I'm supposed to taper the dosage but I'm on such a low dose as is. I will probably feel lethargic and dizzy over the next few days and might have difficulty focusing but it will happen whether I do it alone or with the doctor.
And my happy thought for the weekend is that I got to pet a persian leopard and almost got sprayed by a male black rhino. Too cool!
Glad Oktoberfest went well though
Please please please make sure your family is aware, because you're young enough, that whole suicidal thought process that goes with withdrawl for some people could come into play.
You are in my thoughts constantly, sweetie. Fingers crossed!!
-A
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