Posted by doriesmith on January 11, 2007, at 14:18:06
I am new to this site. I was prescribed Effexor after seeing my doctor on Tuesday. I've taken 37.5 mg each day for two days. Next Wednesday I start taking 75 mg each day. So far I haven't noticed any side effects at all which is good because Tuesday night I did a search and came up with this site and I read the posts on Effexor. It scared me! Maybe I'll be one of the lucky ones. I've suffered from depression my entire life. I was under the mistaken impression that I didn't need meds because I wasn't suicidal. I've never wanted to end my life, just avoid it. I did alot of that during my bad first marriage but I have an absolutely fantastic husband now and I don't want to avoid life or miss out on being with my family and feeling good. My depression is worsened by monthly cycle and two years ago my gyno put me on Sarafem to deal with severe mood swings. It took the edge off them but never completely cleared up the problem. I avoid life by sleeping all the time. Monday was the last straw for me. I slept all night, got my 3 kids up, fed them, got them dressed and ready for school, dropped them off and then went home and back to bed where I stayed until I needed to pick the twins up from kindergarten at noon. I then picked them up, came home, gave them a snack and put them down for a nap. I then went back to bed. This is typical of my behavior during my period. I hate living this way and my family deserves better. I'm depressed at other times of the month but it's most severe about 10 days a month, the days preceding and during my period. I really think my depression is a big reason why my first marriage ended. Anyway, I finally had enough and went to the doctor on Tuesday. I am supposed to see a psychologist and see my regular doctor in three weeks for a complete physical. She took me off the Sarafem. Anyway, thanks for reading my post and if you have any suggestions for me, please post. Thanks.
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